Submitted by TFryer on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 21:18
Since the late 1950s, after the Russians launched Sputnik to the surprise of America, the federal government has promoted the development of a national workforce skilled in the sciences as a national security priority. But the government also invests in developing similar skills for the federal workforce, given the hundreds of thousands of scientists, engineers, computer specialists, and doctors its employs.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 15:10
John Kamensky
OMB Updates Performance.gov. OMB posted third quarter performance progress updates for cross-agency and agency-specific priority goals on performance.gov. In an accompanying blog post, OMB director Shawn Donovan highlights some specific accomplishments.
Submitted by rthomas on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:40
Cutting edge technology and innovation is more important today than ever before, as NASA develops missions of increasing complexity to understand the Earth, our solar system, and the universe. We spoke with Dr. Bobby Braun, Chief Technologist at NASA, who was a guest on The Business of Government Hour about NASA’s space technology program, its focus on research and development, forging disruptive innovation, and making a difference for the future. I share with you some of his insights from our conversation.
