NASA has released the 2018 edition of an annual publication that features 49 everyday-life technology applications with involvement from the space agency’s research and development contributions. The Spinoff publication for this year includes articles on ultra-sensitive radar technology used for disaster relief; plant preservation techniques in space; and high-speed stereo …
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The Energy Department aims to deploy the first exascale computer at a national laboratory by 2021 and eventually promote the system to other labs, agencies and industry, Federal News Radio reported Monday. DOE awarded $258 million in contracts to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Cray and Nvidia in …
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The Justice Department is looking for a professional to serve as digital services director at DOJ’s office of the chief information officer. DOJ said in a USAJobs notice posted Thursday the selected candidate will lead the creation of a digital services office and work with stakeholders across the federal government to optimize digital services. The role …
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The U.S. Marine Corps will launch a competition that seeks to encourage Marines to develop mobile phone applications that can help them monitor their quality of life, physical fitness and warfighting capacity, Marine Corps Times reported Friday. Jeff Schogol writes that interested participants can submit codes for iOS and Android apps through the Marine …
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The U.S. Navy plans to update information technology tools the service uses to maintain its fleet of ships as part of a larger effort to protect the vessels from cyber threats, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes the project seeks to procure new IT products meant to replace …
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has launched a cloud computing service for U.S. military and civilian agencies to manage virtual infrastructures, InformationWeek reported Tuesday. Henry Kenyon writes that DISA’s MilCloud offering is designed to help Pentagon organizations configure information systems, secure communications and access mission applications. “MilCloud allows us to …
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has introduced an online portal to give the public access to agency data and other authoritative resources, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Michael O’Connell writes the VA Open Data webpage features a catalog of veterans services and tools that innovators can use to build relevant …
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Keith Trippie serves as executive director for the Department of Homeland Security’s enterprise system development office which is a part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. In this role, Trippie oversees the department’s enterprise application service offerings and the department’s cloud strategy. The role also includes responsibility for …
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released new versions of two manuals on computer security, aiming to help information technology workers prevent cyber attacks. Each document includes methods and techniques intended to protect virtual networks and information systems from suspicious programs and applications that can damage or disrupt …
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The Defense Department is seeking ways to speed up the process for approving and deploying mobile devices, applications and other technologies, FCW reported Tuesday. Amber Corrin writes the Pentagon wants to have the approval time for mobile technology reduced to 30 days from the current nine months-to-one year timeframe. Corrin …
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