3D printing

Joseph Pelfrey, Marshall space flight center

Experienced hand takes helm at big NASA center, meet Joseph Pelfrey

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has a new director. Joseph Pelfrey has worked at Marshall in a variety of capacities for nearly 20 years.

Space Operations

3D printing might be saving naval manufacturing

Commentary

How the Army is bouncing its supply chain back from the COVID freeze

Army

NIST/Higgins

Callie Higgins, materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST engineer a finalist in this year’s Sammies for her work in 3D printing

People

DoD adding cybersecurity measures to network 3D printers

Cybersecurity

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Photo of a 3D printer actually in action printing a part. You can see the fan moving and the part it is printing.

New Pentagon policy to accelerate use of 3D printing amid fresh cyber concerns

Cybersecurity

DoD sets deadline for other providers to get in on new cloud project

Federal Newscast

A U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is refueled by a KC-135 “Stratotanker” in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East. (Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Defense contractors explore new ways to develop systems faster and cheaper

Defense

Report: DoD’s lack of movement on modernization efforts could come back to haunt it

Federal Newscast

After years of practice, VA says its innovation ecosystem was ready-made for the pandemic

Veterans Affairs

Army disassembling entire helicopter to see how much can be 3D printed

Army

Agencies utilizing 3D printing to fight coronavirus

The FDA, NIH, and the Veterans Health Administration now all have 3D printing capabilities. We discuss with VHAs Beth Ripley.

Technology

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How one telework newcomer is managing his employees remotely during the pandemic

How one federal manager moved his co-workers to telework, shifted his hours and supervises his team of eight remotely during the pandemic.

Management

VA innovators see home-grown ideas spread far and wide across veterans health network

Veterans Affairs

The Veterans Health Administration’s Innovation Ecosystem is bigger than ever, and employees are still eager to pitch their own ideas — even when the funding needed to grow those ideas isn’t always guaranteed.