Author Archive
Tech
So Many Innovation Hubs, So Hard to Find Them
It’s still too hard for emerging companies and the agencies looking for them to find each other.
Management
Defense Dominates Experiment in Streamlined Bidding for Innovation
Civilian agencies are missing an opportunity.
Management
Government’s Fast-Buying Service Takes Shape With First Customer
GSA plans a gradual rollout to test sales.
Management
All Agencies Can Now Buy Innovative Tech at Shark-Tank Speed
Thanks to a new GSA program, every agency can benefit from authority formerly limited to Defense and Homeland Security.
Management
The Real Problem With Acquisition Training
Institutions need to focus on the workforce of the future.
News
Hurricane tracker debuts in time to study Gustav
This kind of data visualization is growing more common on the Web and is becoming a vital tool for federal officials and policymaking.
Oversight
Collaborative Internet tools making inroads into intel agencies
Problems and skepticism still abound, but continued information sharing should win over doubters, says ODNI official.
Oversight
From NextGov.com: NAPA launches collaboration Web site
The Collaboration Project aims to attract leaders to use interactive social tools "to solve government's complex problems."
Tech
Software allows agencies to model disease, disaster response
New computer model creating "synthetic" United States enables tests of various strategies.
Tech
Virtual training companies offer products to military
Services seek “immersive simulations” to prepare future troops.
Defense
Making sensors more sensitive nets Army engineer top civilian award
Joshua Fairley uses supercomputer to develop supersensors.
News And Analysis
Virtually There
From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, any place anywhere can be modeled and used for training online.
News And Analysis
Burned Out
Equipment shortages and budget gaps leave states vulnerable to wildfires.
Defense
Army launches video pitch for futuristic weapons program
Military service, contractors rev up Future Combat Systems PR campaign with DVDs, online videos, video games.
Tech
Study forecasts downturn in IT spending
Decline in spending on traditional technology will be offset by increase in "mission support services," report predicts.
