The National Reconnaissance Office is concerned that budget cuts will force the agency to cut science and technology demonstration missions because large satellite programs already underway would be difficult to scale back, the agency’s top official said Monday. NRO Director Bruce Carlson told attendees at the GEOINT geospatial intelligence conference in San Antonio the agency wants [...]
American investment in public infrastructure can put the U.S. back on track toward economic prosperity according to Daryl Dulaney, president and CEO of Siemens Industry and CEO of Siemens’ infrastructure and cities sector in North America. In an op-ed for Politico published Sunday, Dulaney said multinational corporations consistently list infrastructure as a top concern when [...]
Chief information officers at federal agencies are limited in their ability to exercise their authority on information technology management even though federal law calls for it, according to the Government Accountability Office. In its 72-page report, GAO found 14 of 30 surveyed CIOs held other job titles with different responsibilities, including chief acquisition officer and [...]
Much federally funded medical research, disease prevention and public health initiatives will suffer if the congressional super committee fails to agree on a deficit-reduction package, according to a report from Kaiser Health News and the Washington Post. While much focus is on possible cuts to entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, health advocates are [...]
According to Fiercehomelandsecurity.com, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate recently told a House panel the agency can change the way it disburses construction project funds from the disaster relief fund. Fugate told a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee the money currently reimburses the total cost of a project, which leads to some projects remaining [...]
The federal government will slightly reduce its spending on information technology through 2017, according to a forecast from the Washington-based technology trade association TechAmerica. Technology spending will remain flat at $43 billion in the next five years, with defense spending on IT dropping to $35 billion by 2017 from $38 billion in 2012, after adjusting [...]
In wake of the recent financial crisis, the Federal Reserve System has agreed on a new ordinance requiring the country’s largest bank providers to draft a ‘living will’. The rule requires documented plans in hopes to help slow down any future meltdowns. The blueprints main course of action will address what actions to take if [...]
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has proposed 10-year budget cuts to the ODNI in the double digits of billions of dollars, he said Monday at the GEOINT geospatial intelligence conference in San Antonio. “We’re all going to have to give at the office,” Clapper said. “And we in the IC (intelligence community) are going [...]
According to Federal News Radio, NASA is currently looking to hire new astronauts and will begin the search for its 2013 class next month. Some of the requirements to become an astronaut includes holding a bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or math, along with some work experience. Duane Ross, manager of astronaut candidate selection and [...]
NASA has selected three new flight directors to manage International Space Station operations, the agency announced Monday. Judd Frieling, Tomas Gonzalez-Torres and Greg Whitney will join human spaceflight leaders at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Frieling was previously a data processing systems officer, supporting 20 shuttle flights and working as lead DPS officer for [...]