NASA’s public competitions can catalyze big changes – not just for the agency but also for participants. Bronco Space, the CubeSat laboratory at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, matured more than just space technology as a result of winning funds from NASA’s TechLeap Prize competition. It grew from its roots in a broom closet to a newly...
The U.S. South is fastest growing region in the country. And one of the most overlooked opportunities within the investment industry. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been making investments in the region for decades. And we’ve learned that to make equitable investments in the South, you first must understand the region and all of its beautiful complexities. ...
Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Public Administration Post Date: May 12, 2017 By: Larry Cooley Most of my career has been spent working with and for the governments of developing countries. In the ‘60s and early ‘70s, this work focused on building institutions in nations newly independent from their colonial pasts. In the ‘90s, the focus was on the nations...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center was recently involved in two major announcements with important implications for the future of space exploration and the aerospace industry. On Feb. 29, 2024, NASA announced that the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) signed an agreement to become a tenant at Johnson’s 240-acre Exploration Park. ACMI will lease a...
BRINGING TOGETHER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS AND THE TECH COMMUNITY This month, we brought sf.citi members together for our inaugural public policy briefing, which featured an in-depth panel discussion with our city’s top public safety officials, including District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, SFPD Chief Bill Scott, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, and David Mauroff of SF Pretrial...