Profile of Elena Malykhina

Technology Journalist

Member Since: 12/17/2013
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Elena Malykhina began her career at The Wall Street Journal, and her writing has appeared in various news media outlets, including Scientific American, Newsday, and the Associated Press. For several years, she was the online editor at Brandweek and later Adweek, where she followed the world of advertising. Having earned the nickname of "gadget girl," she is excited to be writing about technology again for InformationWeek, where she worked in the past as an associate editor covering the mobile and wireless space. She now writes about the federal government and NASA’s space missions on occasion.

Articles by Elena Malykhina
posted in January 2014

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NASA Starts Weather Quest

1/30/2014
First of five new science satellites on Earth-observing missions will provide real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours.
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Federal IT Procurement Reform Proposed

1/29/2014
Lawmakers suggest adding Digital Government Office that would oversee IT acquisitions and prevent troubled projects such as HealthCare.gov.
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Prepare For Robotic Warfare, Warns CNAS

1/27/2014
Unmanned systems and rise of guided munitions could threaten US military's dominance, according to a report by the Center for a New American Security.
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White House Launches Big Data, Privacy Review

1/24/2014
Led by President Obama's counselor John Podesta, the review will help shape an action plan surrounding the collection, availability, and use of big data.
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10 Years On Mars: What Spirit & Opportunity Discovered

1/24/2014
NASA's twin rovers have spent a decade on the red planet, using their scientific instruments and engineering cameras to explore rocks and soil.
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GSA's Challenge.gov Wins Harvard Innovation Award

1/23/2014
Online portal features information on government challenges and competitions, aims to crowdsource creative ideas to solve societal problems.
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Defense Dept. Calls For Expanded Nuclear Monitoring

1/22/2014
US must ramp up surveillance and big data analytics tools to meet challenge of global nuclear proliferation monitoring, warns DOD Defense Science Board report.
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Social Security Administration To Build Private Cloud

1/22/2014
SSA issues request for information seeking software that would help automate the agency's IT processes and create a self-service portal.
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Data.gov Makes Agency Data More Accessible

1/15/2014
A government data repository is rebuilt on open-source code to help desktop and mobile users navigate through more than 85,000 public datasets.
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New IT Job Site Assists Veterans

1/13/2014
Monster, the Consumer Electronics Association, and other technology entities have launched USTechVets.org to match veterans with civilian tech jobs.
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6 Cool Apps From Uncle Sam

1/10/2014
The US government now offers more than 100 handy apps for mobile devices. Check out new apps users rate highly.
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NASA Asteroid Tracker Spots New Quarry

1/8/2014
NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) finds its first asteroid since its September relaunch.
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Military Supply Data Search Tool Uses MongoDB

1/3/2014
Niinja search engine from startup Vital Axiom taps into MongoDB to simplify searches of vast catalogue of products and parts purchased by the government.
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