OIG: NASA’s Process for Acquiring Information Technology Security Assessment and Monitoring Tools “NASA has not fully implemented a process for identifying its IT security assets, a necessity to meet federally […]
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NASA Stumbles Again When It Comes To Its Cool Stuff
International Space Apps Challenge “The International Space Apps Challenge is a technology development event during which citizens from around the world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life […]
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NASA Still Has Not Encrypted All Laptops
Testimony by Paul Martin NASA Inspector General “Following the October 31 theft, the NASA Administrator accelerated the timetable to encrypt the hard drives of the Agency’s laptop computers. As of […]
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NASA Praises a Spinoff That It Has Already Dumped
NASA Spinoff 2012 Features New Space Tech Bettering Your Life Today NASA Spinoff 2012 (PDF) “Curry agrees: “In the future, you can envision almost all computing being done in the […]
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NASA Website Upgrades Are Back on Track
NASA open source project back on track, FCW “NASA’s shift to open-source content management is back on after the incumbent contractor withdrew a bid protest on Feb. 4. The withdrawal […]
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NASA Is Still Trying To Figure Out This Whole IT Security Thing
Reader note: “Thought you might find this sadly amusing. I am NASA contractor. I just received notice today [29 Jan 2013] that my personal data was compromised in the Laptop […]
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Why Does NASA Maintain Three (Four) Different MSL Websites?
Mars Rover Curiosity’s Team to Receive Space Foundation Award “JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. For more […]
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Did NASA Meet Its 21 Dec 2012 DAR Deadline?
NASA Internal Memo: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Update “NASA has reallocated resources and has been working overtime to achieve the goal of 100 percent laptop encryption as quickly […]
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NASA Website Upgrades Are On Hold
Protest slows NASA open source project, FCW “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s plans to transition to a content management system with open source architecture are on hold for a […]
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Lesa Roe Won't Have to Ding Anyone's Performance
NASA LaRC Internal Email: 2,498 laptops later: The Miracle Has Occurred “As you all know, today is the Agency deadline for all laptops to be fully encrypted. I am happy […]