DARPA News

2013/05/15 DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness

2013/05/14 Choose Your Own Sociocultural Training Adventure

2013/05/08 Rapid Threat Assessment Could Mitigate Danger from Chemical and Biological Warfare

2013/05/02 Quantum-assisted Nano-imaging of Living Organism Is a First

2013/04/30 New Method Joins Gallium Nitride and Diamond for Better Thermal Management

2013/04/30 DARPA Seeks Clean-Slate Ideas For Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)

2013/04/25 DARPA Driving Critical Technological Surprise

2013/04/22 DARPA Announces Winner of the First FANG Challenge

2013/04/16 Smaller Pixels, Smaller Thermal Cameras for Warfighters

2013/04/10 Extreme Miniaturization: Seven Devices, One Chip to Navigate without GPS

ASCR News

DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures

Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting

The DOE Joint Genome Institute Expands Capabilities via New Partnerships

Searching for Knowledge, ‘To infinity, and beyond!’

An Invitation for Family Fun at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab’s Open House on June 1

Little Drop Goes a Long Way in Studying Microbial and Atmospheric Reactions

Nomination Deadlines for the Fermi and Lawrence Awards Extended Until July 8, 2013

Mathematics of Popping Bubbles in a Foam

Berkeley Lab’s Aydın Buluç Wins 2013 DOE Early Career Award

Revolutionary Experiment Begins Massive Move to Study Muons

DHS News

Statement by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Severe Weather in Oklahoma

Readout of Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate’s Call With Governors About Hurricane Season

Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Visit to California

Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Marsha Catron on Secretary Napolitano’s Upcoming Visit to California

Written testimony of NPPD for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity hearing titled “Facilitating Cyber Threat Information Sharing & Partnering with the Private Sector to Protect Critical Infrastructure: An Assessment of DHS Capabilities”

Written testimony of the USCG for a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing on the Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request

Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Visit to New York

Written testimony of TSA for a House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing titled “Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs”

Written testimony of FEMA for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the D.C. titled “The Role of the Private Sector in Preparedness and Emergency Response”

Written testimony of FEMA for a House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade hearing titled “Reauthorizing the Defense Production Act”

DOE NNSA News

Statement on FY14 Budget Request Before the House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Statement on FY14 Budget Request Before the Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

New Program Review and Analysis Office to Improve NNSA’s Budgeting and Planning Capabilities, Increase Accountability

Statement on FY14 Budget Request Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

NNSA Hosts Nordic Countries in Aerial Measuring System Technical Exchange Meeting

Statement on FY14 Budget Request Before the Senate Armed Services Committee

US, China Hold Joint Meeting to Discuss Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology

NNSA’s Sequoia Supercomputer Transitions to Classified Work, Ensuring Safety, Security, Effectiveness of US Nuclear Deterrent

NNSA: Securing Domestic Radioactive Material

GTRI’s Convert Program: Minimizing the Use of Highly Enriched Uranium

HHS/ONC News

Indiana Pilot Video

Oklahoma Pilot Video

PDMP Workgroup Paper 2012

Sending Direct At-Risk-Patient Alerts

Physician EHR Integration with a PDMP

Linking Indian Health Services to a PDMP

Linking Opioid Treatment to a PDMP

Integrating E-Prescribing with a PDMP

Integrating an ED with a PDMP

Six Pilot Studies and Their Impact

NARA News

All National Archives research rooms will be closed on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.

The Online Public Access (OPA) system will be down for maintenance, May 10—May 25.

The June 27 Preservation Conference in St. Louis, MO, has been canceled.

The 16th Amendment and the first Form 1040 are on display in Washington, DC, through April 30.

Free New eBook from the National Archives Celebrates Opening of Baseball Season.

DC-area research rooms now have a 3:30 p.m. records pull, Monday-Friday.

The Genealogy Fair in Washington, DC, has been canceled.

Visitors with timed entry reservations may need to reschedule DC museum visits.

Research room and exhibit hours in the Washington, DC, area will be shortened as of March 15.

The National Archives helps launch the Digital Public Library of America.

NASA News

NASA and The White House Pay Tribute to Sally Ride

NASA, Bigelow to Discuss Private Sector Human Space Exploration and Development

Vanderbilt Takes Top Prize in NASA Student Launch Challenge

NASA Administrator Visits California Centers, Meets Media

International Space Station Program, Science Briefing Set

Sally Ride National Tribute at Kennedy Center Tonight

NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Soyuz Space Station Crew Launch

NASA Seeks Proposals for Commercial Operations at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A

NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard

NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise

NIH News

Results of the ROTAVAC Rotavirus Vaccine Study in India

Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child's risk for bipolar disorder

NIH statement on Asthma Awareness Month 2013

Women's, Men's brains respond differently to hungry infant's cries

New NIH Council of Councils members named

Type 1 diabetes network expands reach with online sign-up, nationwide testing

NIH study provides clarity on supplements for protection against blinding eye disease

NIH study uses Botox to find new wrinkle in brain communication

Brain patterns may help predict relapse risk for alcoholism

Study establishes basis for genomic classification of endometrial cancers

NIST News

NIST Posts Initial Analysis of RFI Comments on Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

NIST Issues Major Revision of Core Computer Security Guide: SP 800-53

Second Cybersecurity Infrastructure Framework Workshop Gathers May 29-31, 2013

NIST Announces Plan to Sponsor First Cybersecurity FFRDC

Eleven Companies Join as Partners in National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Workshop Video Available On Demand

May Conference to Discuss Safeguarding Health Information Through HIPAA Security

NIST to Host Symposium on Ontology Evaluation May 2-3

Industry Partners Join the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Health IT Mobile Device Use Case Meeting

NOAA News

New NOAA report examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks

NOAA’s latest mobile app provides free nautical charts for recreational boating

NOAA releases final report of Sandy service assessment

First GOES-R instrument ready to be installed onto spacecraft

New current meter at Stevens will feed data into NOAA’s real-time information system to allow ships to navigate more safely in New York harbor

National Weather Service completes Doppler radar upgrades

Arctic nearly free of summer sea ice during first half of 21st century

Sandy retired from list of Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone names

Statement from Dr. Kathryn Sullivan on NOAA’s FY 2014 Budget Request

Polar-orbiting satellite retires

NSA News

National Cryptologic Museum To Celebrate Armed Forces Day With First Outdoor Concert

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Computing Center

NSA Debuts The Next Wave Journal Online

Air Force Wins NSA's 13th Annual Test of Cyber Defense

General Counsel Emphasizes NSA's Values, Oversight

National Cryptologic Museum Unveils Revolutionary Secrets

NSA's Compliance Director Featured in TV Interview

National Cryptologic Museum Debuts "60 Years of Cryptologic Excellence" Exhibit

NSA Celebrates 60 Years of Defending the Nation

GEN Alexander Emphasizes Cyber Challenges and Partnerships at GEOINT 2012

NSF News

National Science Foundation-Funded Researchers Present Commercial-Ready Technologies to Industry

Two-month Time-lapse Video of Antarctic Ice Goes Viral

Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes

University of Chicago Launches Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud to Analyze Cancer Data

Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Seed Dispersal, Environmental Conditions Matter in African Forests

Math Institute Serves as Bridge for Pure and Applied Mathematics

Where, When Will Thunderstorms Strike Colorado's Front Range, Adjacent Great Plains?

Challenges of Landing "Curiosity" on Mars

National Science Foundation Statement By Acting Director Cora B. Marrett on the National Strategy for the Arctic Region

OSTP News

Introducing: Project Open Data

Audacious Goals in Eye Research

RFP-EZ Delivers Savings for Taxpayers, New Opportunities for Small Business

Hanging out with “We the Geeks”

Recap: A Big Day for Open Data

A Strategy for the Arctic, Informed by Sound Science

Games Win Big in Education Grants Competition

Open Data for Climate and Health Insights

Seeking Outstanding “Open Science” Champions of Change

White House Champions of Change: Seeking Immigrant Innovators and Entrepreneurs

AHRQ News

NRO News

OSD/DOD News