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| caption = Home Page of the Current Public NASA TechPort
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<ref name="2012-spaceref">{{cite web|title=New NASA TechPort Online Tool Available to Agency Employees|url=http://spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=42304|website=SpaceRef|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref>
| label3 = Current Major Release Date | data3 = {{start date and age|2015|03|03}}
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| label4 = Current Major Version | data4 = 2<br />(public is in beta release)
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[[File:Techport Logo.jpg|thumb|The TechPort logo<ref name=2015-public-release-press-release>{{cite web|title=Technology Portfolio Tracking|url=https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/techport.html|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|date=3 March 2015}}</ref>]]

'''TechPort''' is a Technology Portfolio System for the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA).<ref name="tphome">{{cite web|title=TechPort Home|url=http://techport.nasa.gov|website=TechPort.NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=tphome}}</ref><ref name="nasa">{{cite web|title=Technology Portfolio Tracking|url=http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/techport_prt.htm|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=nasa}}</ref> The TechPort system was created in response to a request by the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB), resulting in the NASA Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.
'''TechPort''' is a Technology Portfolio System for the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA).<ref name="tphome">{{cite web|title=TechPort Home|url=http://techport.nasa.gov|website=TechPort.NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=tphome}}</ref><ref name="nasa">{{cite web|title=Technology Portfolio Tracking|url=http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/techport_prt.htm|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=nasa}}</ref> The TechPort system was created in response to a request by the [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB), resulting in the NASA Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.
{{quote |text=Document, coordinate, and prioritize Agency-level technology strategic investments to ensure NASA has a balanced portfolio of both near-term NASA mission (pull) technologies and longer-term transformational (push) technologies that benefit both Agency programs and national needs. |source="NASA FY2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5"<ref name="fy12apg">{{cite web|title=NASA FY12 Performance Plan|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/533366main_NASAFY12_Performance_Plan-508.pdf|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=fy12apg}}</ref>}}
{{quote |text=Document, coordinate, and prioritize Agency-level technology strategic investments to ensure NASA has a balanced portfolio of both near-term NASA mission (pull) technologies and longer-term transformational (push) technologies that benefit both Agency programs and national needs. |source="NASA FY2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5"<ref name="fy12apg">{{cite web|title=NASA FY12 Performance Plan|url=http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/533366main_NASAFY12_Performance_Plan-508.pdf|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=fy12apg}}</ref>}}
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On October 28, 2011, the United States President Barack Obama charged all Federal agencies with streamlining and speeding up technology transfer activities.<ref name=memo-28-10-2011>{{cite web|title=Presidential Memorandum -- Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/28/presidential-memorandum-accelerating-technology-transfer-and-commerciali|website=WhiteHouse.GOV|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=memo-28-10-2011}}</ref> OMB, like-wise, demanded that Agencies release to the public information about currently funded research programs and projects to aid in collaboration both within the public sector and between the public and private sector, as well as better track the progress of all technology development both within the Agency and to Congress. The NASA Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT), which had been created in 2010, was given the task of creating and managing the system(s) that would fulfil these requirements under the NASA 2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.
On October 28, 2011, the United States President Barack Obama charged all Federal agencies with streamlining and speeding up technology transfer activities.<ref name=memo-28-10-2011>{{cite web|title=Presidential Memorandum -- Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/28/presidential-memorandum-accelerating-technology-transfer-and-commerciali|website=WhiteHouse.GOV|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=memo-28-10-2011}}</ref> OMB, like-wise, demanded that Agencies release to the public information about currently funded research programs and projects to aid in collaboration both within the public sector and between the public and private sector, as well as better track the progress of all technology development both within the Agency and to Congress. The NASA Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT), which had been created in 2010, was given the task of creating and managing the system(s) that would fulfil these requirements under the NASA 2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.


In late 2012, TechPort, a complimentary system to the NASA New Technology Reports (NTR) database,<ref name=patt-2012>{{cite web|title=Plan for Accelerating Technology Transfer at NASA|url=http://www.nist.gov/tpo/publications/upload/NASA-Tech-Transfer-Plan.pdf|website=NIST.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=patt-2012}}</ref> was released internally to all NASA civil servants and contractors.<ref name="nasa" /> A public version of the system, with 'sensitive' information removed (e.g. budget data and management information) was initially scheduled to be released in the fall of 2013,<ref name="nasa" /> however the public system was, instead, released as a public 'beta' on March 3, 2015, after completeness of the data was determined and the system was utilized by NASA personnel for approximately two years.<ref name=2015-public-release-press-release>{{cite web|title=Technology Portfolio Tracking|url=https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/home/techport.html|website=NASA.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|date=3 March 2015}}</ref>
In late 2012, TechPort, a complimentary system to the NASA New Technology Reports (NTR) database,<ref name=patt-2012>{{cite web|title=Plan for Accelerating Technology Transfer at NASA|url=http://www.nist.gov/tpo/publications/upload/NASA-Tech-Transfer-Plan.pdf|website=NIST.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015|ref=patt-2012}}</ref> was released internally to all NASA civil servants and contractors.<ref name="nasa" /> A public version of the system, with 'sensitive' information removed (e.g. budget data and management information) was initially scheduled to be released in the fall of 2013,<ref name="nasa" /> however the public system was, instead, released as a public 'beta' on March 3, 2015, after completeness of the data was determined and the system was utilized by NASA personnel for approximately two years.<ref name="2015-public-release-press-release" />


As of 2014, TechPort continues to be a key part of NASA's Strategic Plan, wherein NASA established the next steps for Strategic Objective 2.3.<ref name="2014-sp" /><ref name="2014-sg2">{{cite web|title=Strategic Goal 2: Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet.|url=http://www.performance.gov/sites/default/files/objectivepdfs/NASA_Strategic_Objective-2.3.pdf|website=Performance.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015}}</ref>
As of 2014, TechPort continues to be a key part of NASA's Strategic Plan, wherein NASA established the next steps for Strategic Objective 2.3.<ref name="2014-sp" /><ref name="2014-sg2">{{cite web|title=Strategic Goal 2: Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet.|url=http://www.performance.gov/sites/default/files/objectivepdfs/NASA_Strategic_Objective-2.3.pdf|website=Performance.GOV|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=6 November 2015}}</ref>
=== TechPort 1.0 ===
[[File:TechPort 1.0.jpg|thumb|TechPort 1.0 Home Page]]
The first major release of TechPort was only made available to NASA users and contract staff who were on a NASA installation's internal network or [[Virtual_private_network|VPN]]. The first release included the ability to create, review, and update information related to NASA research and development (R&D) efforts; to search existing records; and to run a variety of reports against the data in the system.<ref name="2012-slideshare">{{cite web|title=NASA Technology Portfolio System|url=http://www.slideserve.com/mervyn/nasa-technology-portfolio-system|website=SlideShare|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref> The main purpose of this release was to pull in data from like systems (e.g. EHB and SBIR), to get additional data and R&D information not in like systems from the NASA community, and to allow NASA personnel to review the data and system prior to public release. Multiple data calls occurred following the release to achieve the main goals.

=== TechPort 2.0 ===
[[File:TechPort Home Page - Normal.png|thumb|TechPort 2.0 Home Page - Public Release]]
The second major release of TechPort came with new features and reports for NASA users and contract staff, such as the inclusion of NASA Roadmaps, reports related to the Roadmaps, a new user interface, and saw the release of TechPort to the general public as a ''public beta''. This release also saw the inclusion of some additional internal fields, such as the Fingerprints section, and the removal and modification of others that had been in the first release, but were rarely used.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==

Revision as of 16:46, 20 January 2016

NASA TechPort
TechPort Home Page
Home Page of the Current Public NASA TechPort
Website URLtechport.nasa.gov
Initial Release DateOctober 10, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-10)
(released only to NASA personnel and contract staff) [1]
Current Major Release DateMarch 3, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-03)
Current Major Version2
(public is in beta release)
The TechPort logo[2]

TechPort is a Technology Portfolio System for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).[3][4] The TechPort system was created in response to a request by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), resulting in the NASA Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.

Document, coordinate, and prioritize Agency-level technology strategic investments to ensure NASA has a balanced portfolio of both near-term NASA mission (pull) technologies and longer-term transformational (push) technologies that benefit both Agency programs and national needs.

— "NASA FY2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5"[5]

Ensure that 75 percent of all NASA technology projects are recorded in the portfolio database and are analyzed against the prioritizations in the space technology roadmaps.

— "NASA FY2012 Performance Goal APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17"[5]

As part of its mission, TechPort stores research and development:[3][4]

  • Progress
  • Funding levels and budget data
  • Management information
  • Purpose
  • Benefits to the nation
  • Benefits to the Agency
  • Benefits to the Industry
  • Status (e.g. completed, cancelled, active)

TechPort also, per the FY2012 Performance goals, contains NASA's Technology Roadmaps, including the 2012 Technology Roadmap and 2015 Technology Roadmap.[6] Research and development can then be compared with the roadmap(s), ensuring that the research matches the roadmap and budget allocations are inline with roadmap priorities.[6][7][8]

To ensure compliance, TechPort includes interfaces for humans (the main website), search engines (via sitemaps), and machine readable APIs that follow XML standards (/xml-api/ listing all ids and /xml-api/{id} providing the machine-readable data for that item).

As of November 2015, the public instance of TechPort contains 8425 research and development records.[9]

History of TechPort

On October 28, 2011, the United States President Barack Obama charged all Federal agencies with streamlining and speeding up technology transfer activities.[10] OMB, like-wise, demanded that Agencies release to the public information about currently funded research programs and projects to aid in collaboration both within the public sector and between the public and private sector, as well as better track the progress of all technology development both within the Agency and to Congress. The NASA Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT), which had been created in 2010, was given the task of creating and managing the system(s) that would fulfil these requirements under the NASA 2012 Performance Goal 3.4.1.5 and APG 3.4.1.5: ST-12-17.

In late 2012, TechPort, a complimentary system to the NASA New Technology Reports (NTR) database,[11] was released internally to all NASA civil servants and contractors.[4] A public version of the system, with 'sensitive' information removed (e.g. budget data and management information) was initially scheduled to be released in the fall of 2013,[4] however the public system was, instead, released as a public 'beta' on March 3, 2015, after completeness of the data was determined and the system was utilized by NASA personnel for approximately two years.[2]

As of 2014, TechPort continues to be a key part of NASA's Strategic Plan, wherein NASA established the next steps for Strategic Objective 2.3.[6][12]

TechPort 1.0

TechPort 1.0 Home Page

The first major release of TechPort was only made available to NASA users and contract staff who were on a NASA installation's internal network or VPN. The first release included the ability to create, review, and update information related to NASA research and development (R&D) efforts; to search existing records; and to run a variety of reports against the data in the system.[13] The main purpose of this release was to pull in data from like systems (e.g. EHB and SBIR), to get additional data and R&D information not in like systems from the NASA community, and to allow NASA personnel to review the data and system prior to public release. Multiple data calls occurred following the release to achieve the main goals.

TechPort 2.0

TechPort 2.0 Home Page - Public Release

The second major release of TechPort came with new features and reports for NASA users and contract staff, such as the inclusion of NASA Roadmaps, reports related to the Roadmaps, a new user interface, and saw the release of TechPort to the general public as a public beta. This release also saw the inclusion of some additional internal fields, such as the Fingerprints section, and the removal and modification of others that had been in the first release, but were rarely used.

Awards

In 2015, the TechPort development team, led by ARES Corporation with REI Systems, Tauri Group, and inQbation as subcontractors, was awarded the Group Achievement Award for their work on the TechPort system.[14]

References

  1. ^ "New NASA TechPort Online Tool Available to Agency Employees". SpaceRef. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Technology Portfolio Tracking". NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "TechPort Home". TechPort.NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Technology Portfolio Tracking". NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "NASA FY12 Performance Plan" (PDF). NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "NASA Strategic Plan 2014" (PDF). NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  7. ^ Chandler, Faith (4 December 2014). "NASA Technology Roadmap Update Overview" (PDF). NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ^ Baker, Jeff (13 May 2015). "NASA Big Plans in 2015 Technological Roadmaps". Wall Street Hedge. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ "TechPort XML API ID List". TechPort. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Presidential Memorandum -- Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses". WhiteHouse.GOV. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Plan for Accelerating Technology Transfer at NASA" (PDF). NIST.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Strategic Goal 2: Advance understanding of Earth and develop technologies to improve the quality of life on our home planet" (PDF). Performance.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  13. ^ "NASA Technology Portfolio System". SlideShare. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  14. ^ "2015 NASA Agency Honor Awards Complete Listing of Recipients" (PDF). NASA.GOV. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. p. 48. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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