A lot of great work is being done in the world of information technology (IT) innovations at NASA. In this issue, we’ll explore a few of the IT trends and cutting-edge technologies at our NASA ...
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NASA’s IT Innovations
Key Personnel App
For over 20 years, the Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC’s) Information Technology and Communications Directorate (ITCD) successfully managed the yearly production of the GSFC Key Personnel ...
International Space Apps Challenge: On Earth and in ...
NASA is gearing up to lead the second International Space Apps Challenge, a two-day technology development event on 20-21 April 2013. Participants from around the world will work together to solve ...
NASA AMES has a new CIO
Jerry Davis is the new Chief Information Officer for AMES. Davis joins NASA from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), where he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary, in the Information Security ...
Desktop and Mobile Video Conferencing Prototyping for ...
Innovators across the Agency have been busy prototyping desktop and mobile video conferencing solutions for NASA users and are working through the process of taking these products from prototypes to ...
Connecting Anywhere, Anytime: NASA’s Virtual Executive ...
NASA conducted its annual Executive Summit the entire month of October 2012. The Executive Summit provided a forum whereby NASA executives could collaborate with each other, attend learning sessions, ...
Oh, What A Night! JPL OCIO’s Journey with Mars Science ...
On August 5, a worldwide audience watched and celebrated the Mars Science Laboratory’s (MSL) successful Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) and Curiosity’s touchdown on Mars. For JPL’s OCIO, it was a ...
JPL and Dryden Partner on MSL
When the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) reached its destination and the Curiosity rover began its complex descent to the planet, Dryden Flight Research Center was part of the team. Jim Montgomery, ...
Enabling NASA’s Mobile Workforce By Securing ...
Do you currently use a mobile device to access applications or Web sites? Have you ever stopped to consider whether the information you are sending and accessing is secure? What if you misplaced your ...
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Telework Exchange Town Hall
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Goddard—Workforce of the Future
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LaRC 2050—A Look at Tomorrow's Workforce
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Beyond 140 Characters: Social Media@JSC
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I Tweet for NASA—Social Media at the Nation's Space Agency
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Full Steam Ahead for I3P
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ACES 101
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Next Generation of Space Explorers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is encouraging the next generation of space explorers to play an active role in space exploration.
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