Topic: Federal Budget

Dark-Sided DARPA Dangles $40k for Crowdsourced Balloon Hunt

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has long been shrouded in mists made of equal measures of awe, mystery, controversy, and spying. Now it's strolling out of those clouds, jauntily singing a 1980s pop ditty by Nena. 99 ...READ»

Upcoming S&T Event: Does DARPA Still Effectively Spur U.S. Technological Innovation?

There has been substantial debate recently whether DARPA - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - still effectively spurs U.S. technological innovation. On Tuesday, September 14, The Information Technology and Innovation ...READ»

Another Pillar of the Economy

Today marks 100 days of the Obama administration, so I’m going to join the media pack and make a few comments on what we can learn, specifically about careers, from what has happened so far. You might think that the most ...READ»

Undercover Bedbugs?

The latest in soldiery: a menagerie of robo-animals.READ»

Is DARPA Working on a Handheld Nuclear Fusion Device?

The Pentagon's DARPA arm is known for its attempts to reduce devices to microchip size. Projects have included multi-purpose sensors, cryogenic coolers, video cameras, and apparently, "Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic ...READ»

Health Insurance Quotes Reform EasyToInsureME

On November 21st Senate lawmakers voted along party lines to move ahead with a floor debate over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's READ»

The Caterpillar Self-Driving Dump Truck

A Robotic Behemoth for Mining.READ»

Gentlerobots, Start Your Engines!

Didn't get your fill of obscure sports with chessboxing, roshambo, and competitive eating? Then how about Driverless Motorsports, which, like the DARPA Grand Challenge and the Ansari X Prize, seeks to inspire innovation through ...READ»

Health Insurance Reform EasyToInsureME

Senate The long-awaited cost estimate of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform proposal, “America’s Healthy Future Act,” was released this week by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).READ»

Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

This week, legislators from the Senate Finance Committee waited for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide a cost estimate for the revised health care reform bill before bringing the legislation to a committee vote, now expected to take place next week.READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers made headlines this week in pointing out that the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal, as currently outlined (approved by a 14-9 margin on October 13)READ»

Vision Quest: Contests Throughout History

1567 Prize for: Developing a method of finding longitude at sea Offered by: Spain's King Philip II Amount: 6,000 gold ducats, plus an annual pension of 2,000ducats for life Winner: Marine chronometer, by James Harrison, in ...READ»

• The Power of the Prize

Fox Meadows Software Packages Certain to be Federally Complian

Fox Meadows plans to continue its proven track record of diagnostic and treatment efficacy while meeting all ARRA standards.READ»

EasyToInsureME This Week in Health Reform: November 20, 2009

This week focused on the unveiling of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) proposed health care reform legislation.READ»

Innovation and the Obama Presidency

During his presidential campaign, President-elect Obama was quoted as saying, “America risks being left behind in the global economy: Revolutionary advances in information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other fields ...READ»

Medicare and Early Retirement – Check Your Facts

We've seen many cases of couples and individuals who took retirement early thinking they'd have not only Social Security, but also Medicare to help defray the expenses. READ»

White House Unveils USASpending.gov to Track IT Spending

The U.S. government launched USASpending.gov, a Web site to track billions of dollars in government information technology spending. It's an official effort to be more accountable. The dashboard was unveiled at the ...READ»

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 30th, 2009

The House is scheduled to leave town for summer recess on July 31, and the Senate's current schedule sends them home a week later on August 7. It will be next to impossible for the House to address individual health insurance care reform on the floor READ»