Emerging Tech
Software Glitch Adds to Issues for NOAA’s Newest Weather Satellite
Technicians have identified a software glitch in the GOES-17 weather satellite it launched in March.
Emerging Tech
The DEA Is Hiding Surveillance Cameras in Vacuum Cleaners
This is likely for a specific operation.
Emerging Tech
Who’s Tracking Your License Plate?
Automated license plate readers are collecting and sharing tons of data across state lines, according to records from nearly 200 police departments nationwide.
Cybersecurity
Safari Browser Is Testing USB Security Keys
It's the latest web browser to add a boost user security.
Emerging Tech
Secret Service to Test Facial Recognition Tech Around the White House
The ACLU worries about the future implications of this.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want Better Answers from Amazon About Facial Matching Program
As law enforcement agencies experiment with the tech, lawmakers push for details about accuracy and privacy.
Emerging Tech
DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries
The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.
Cybersecurity
South Bend’s Mayor on What Local Governments Can Learn From Estonia
The Indiana city’s new mobility-as-a-service pilot is helping low-income shift workers commute for free.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Is On Its Way to Bringing Internet to 3 Million People in Rural America by 2022
The software company is expanding its work into 10 more U.S. states.
Cybersecurity
Senators Call For A Data Security Law
The Marriott breach—the latest of many mega-breaches—inspired some lawmakers to push for new privacy legislation.
Emerging Tech
A Map That Tracks Everything
Blockchain-based mapping hopes to replace GPS. Can it be trusted?
Cybersecurity
ACLU Pushes Court to Release Secret Facebook Wiretap Order
The devil is in the details.
Artificial Intelligence
Marines Turn to Artificial Intelligence to Better Deploy Troops
The tool could help top brass determine which battalions and gear are most prepared for battle.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Will Soon Have a Cyber Hygiene Score—And Will Know Where They Rank
The AWARE score will be based on data from agencies’ continuous monitoring tools and will give the Homeland Security Department a holistic view of the government’s cybersecurity posture.
Modernization
How HHS Plans to Make Health IT Easier to Use
The agency wants to hear from doctors on how to make the tech more seamless in their day-to-day activities.
Ideas
Grading the 2018 Technology and Government Predictions
Here's what came true for government agencies—and what didn't.
Emerging Tech
Amazon’s Plan to Capture Space Data
Amazon launched a new service that can port data from commercial satellites directly into its cloud.
Cybersecurity
OPM to Rebid Identity Theft Protection Contract Affecting Millions of Hack Victims
The current contract, which cost the government $340 million over three years, is set to expire Dec. 31.
Emerging Tech