David Stegon
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NASA names International Space Apps Challenge winners
NASA announced the winners of its International Space Apps Challenge last week at a reception held by Innovation Endeavors and Talent House in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Webinar: Health IT during an emergency
The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, released a video of a webinar it held on how health information technology can help primary care and rural inpatient providers prepare for and overcome an unforeseen event.
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White House: ‘Do Not Track’ important to consumer privacy
Twitter’s announcement that it will support the new “Do Not Track” feature on web browsers, which gives users one-click control over whether or not Twitter keeps track of which websites a person visits, is an important step in the Obama Administration’s strategy to encourage more consumer privacy protections on the internet, the White House Office said in a blog post on Saturday.
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NSA teams with OSSI for Open Source Industry Day
The National Security Agency, in partnership with the Open Source Software Institute, will host an Open Source Software Industry Day conference at Johns Hopkins University APL Kossiakoff Conference Center on May 30 in Laurel, Md.
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1.1 Million Women’s Health Kits Ordered in 24 Hours
The General Services Administration saw more than 1.1 million copies of its Healthy Women’s Action Kit ordered in the first 24 hours the initiative launched.
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FedScoop Interview: Michael Chodos
With Facebook’s initial public offering on Friday, it only reinforces the image of entrepreneurs as young, fresh-faced innovators willing to take risks, but as Small Business Administration Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development Michael Chodos tells us, that’s not always the case.
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DOD to Award $155 Million to Universities for Research
The Department of Defense will issue 23 awards totaling more than $155 million to academic institutions across the country over the next five years.
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White House Cyber Czar Schmidt to Retire
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt will retire at the end of the month to spend more time with his family and pursue teaching opportunities, the Washington Post reports.
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ONC Creates Two New Leadership Positions
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has created two new offices that includes the Office of the Chief Medical Officer and the Office of Consumer eHealth.
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DOT Launches Safety Data Initiative
The Department of Transportation launched the Safety Data Initiative on Wednesday, a program aimed at making government data relating to every aspect of safety available to the public.
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Committee Approves Jordan Nomination
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved Joseph Jordan as the next administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday with only one vote being cast against.
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GSA Announces First FedRAMP 3PAOs
The General Services Administration released the first list of third-party assessment organizations for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, otherwise known as FedRAMP.
