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  NASA on 'brink of a new future' with SpaceX launch

  The nation's space efforts entered a new chapter today with the launch of the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 23 May, 2012 03:33

  Tags: NASA, hardware systems, Government/Industries, government, Emerging Technologies

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  NASA says no sensitive information breached in Unknowns hack

  NASA acknowledged Friday an attack on one of its websites by "The Unknowns," a group that has been publicly trickling information on websites it has hacked over the last few weeks.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 04 May, 2012 12:23

  Tags: security, NASA

• In Pictures: The SpaceX blast into history

  NASA watches as SpaceX gets set for first space shot

  By Michael Cooney | 04 May, 2012 08:46

  Tags: SpaceX, slideshow, NASA

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  Step aside Anonymous, here comes The Unknowns

  The latest shadowy hacker group to strike is calling itself The Unknowns, and they're bragging they've hacked NASA Glenn Research Center, the U.S. Air Force, the European Space Agency and others, posting some network-access details.

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 May, 2012 05:46

  Tags: U.S. Air Force, The Unknowns, security, Pastebin, NASA, intrusion, hactivists, hactivism, hacking, hackers, European Space Agency, anonymous

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  Government moves to the cloud, slowly

  A year and a half after the U.S. Office of Management and Budget declared a "cloud first" strategy requiring government organizations to at least consider cloud-based services when launching new applications and IT services, experts say the government is only moving slowly to the cloud, and it has a long way to go.

  By Brandon Butler | 26 April, 2012 07:22

  Tags: cloud computing, EMC, government, government cloud, Government IT, industry verticals, internet, NASA

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  When it comes to analyzing safety data, FAA might be in database hell

  One of the most important functions of the Federal Aviation Administration is to gather, review and analyze all manner of aviation safety data to reactively and more to the future, proactively prevent accidents and manage safety risks.

  By Michael Cooney | 26 April, 2012 06:28

  Tags: aviation safety, Configuration / maintenance, database, Data Center, FAA, GAO, hardware systems, NASA, security

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  Help for the Help Desk

  A help desk can be a real lifesaver for employees, not to mention a productivity boost. If a keyboard stops working or Outlook keeps crashing, a technician is just a phone call away. Even complex problems can usually be resolved internally, and relatively quickly, without the need for an outside vendor.

  By John Brandon | 24 April, 2012 00:24

  Tags: education, Education/Training, Gartner, industry verticals, it management, Management and Careers, NASA, staff management, training

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  How to brag online without appearing to brag

  Last week I posted to Buzzblog a list of the 50 best "bragging rights" claimed by users of Google+.

  By Paul McNamara | 23 April, 2012 14:36

  Tags: applications, collaboration, Google, Google+, internet, Internet-based applications and services, NASA, networking, social media, software, ubuntu, unified communications, web 2.0

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  Greenpeace's sign to Amazon, Microsoft: 'How clean is your cloud?'

  Activists at Greenpeace intensified their environmental criticism of Amazon and Microsoft today by posting signage near the Seattle offices of both companies questioning the cleanliness of the companies' clouds.

  By Brandon Butler | 20 April, 2012 05:36

  Tags: amazon, clean cloud, cloud computing, Greenpeace, internet, Microsoft, NASA, shuttle

• In Pictures: NASA Space Shuttle Discovery’s spectacular final flight

  One last hurrah – Shuttle Discovery flies piggy-back to Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center

  By Michael Cooney | 18 April, 2012 10:05

  Tags: discovery, NASA, slideshow, space shuttle

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  NASA looks Into satellites to beam solar power directly to Earth

  There have been some incredible advances in solar power technology over the years, ranging from simple solar panels to solar-thermal power and more efficient panels. But NASA scientists believe the next step in maximizing sun-based energy will come from satellites that would beam harvested solar power down to Earth.

  By Kevin Lee | 13 April, 2012 05:05

  Tags: NASA, popular science, Tech industry

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  NASA announces Open Government Plan 2.0

  The use of open-source ideals -- both inside and outside of the software realm -- is at the heart of the latest version of NASA's Open Government Plan, which was announced Tuesday in an official blog post.

  By Jon Gold | 11 April, 2012 04:29

  Tags: NASA, Open Government Plan, open source software, popular science, software

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  OpenStack unlocks IaaS

  Infrastructure-as-a-service is gaining traction in the enterprise with customers lauding the flexibility that it delivers. However, there is still that nagging concern about vendor lock-in.

  By Christine Burns | 09 April, 2012 14:30

  Tags: cloud computing, ecs, enterprise cloud services, internet, Microsoft, NASA, OpenStack, rackspace

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  OpenStack development finds big growing pains

  It's been an interesting past few weeks for OpenStack.

  By Brandon Butler | 06 April, 2012 08:32

  Tags: amazon, Amazon Web Services, Apache Software Foundation, Citrix, cloud computing, eucalyptus, Gartner, internet, NASA, open cloud, OpenStack, rackspace, software

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  Report: IBM, Red Hat to join OpenStack

  IBM and Red Hat could soon be joining the ranks of OpenStack supporters, giving the open source Cloud project a big boost.

  By Brandon Butler | 06 April, 2012 08:32

  Tags: Apache Software Foundation, cloud computing, dell, engine yard, equinix, IBM, Intel, internet, NASA, netapp, OpenStack, rackspace, Red Hat, software