Ideas
What's at Stake in Trump's War on Huawei: Control of the Global Computer-Chip Industry
It's not just about 5G.
Emerging Tech
Air Force Wants Custom-Built Online Game Environment to Test Out New Capabilities
The branch will host a three-phase interactive challenge to identify possible solutions.
Ideas
The Case for Commercial Solutions in Government
The applications an agency is looking for are very likely already on the market, cost-effective and field-proven.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Propose $1 Billion Purge of Chinese Telecom Equipment
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act would help small and rural providers pay to replace equipment from Huawei, ZTE and other foreign vendors with safer alternatives.
Emerging Tech
DHS Awards Blockchain Contract to Fight Forgeries in Immigration
The agency awarded a phase one contract that tasks an Austrian company with providing a new level of interoperability across the Homeland Security Department’s siloed efforts.
Emerging Tech
Energy to Fund Critical Infrastructure Projects for Native American Communities
Formal applications will open by November’s end.
Digital Government
The World Wants Less Tech. Amazon Gives It More.
The world’s largest online retailer is diving headfirst into the techlash.
Emerging Tech
CBP to Deploy Anti-Drone Bubbles Along U.S.-Mexico Border
The agency is fielding six counter-drone systems along the southern border and might soon deploy more, according to the vendor.
Ideas
Why Are Scientists So Excited about a Recently Claimed Quantum Computing Milestone?
To understand, we need to go back to conventional, or digital, computers.
Emerging Tech
Digital Natives Have Military Officials Rethinking Health Care Training
Defense and military officials must revamp instruction to meet today’s needs and the expectations of a next-generation workforce.
Emerging Tech
Big Tech Bulks Up Its Anti-Extremism Group. But Will It Do More than Talk?
Facebook and others launched GIFCT to stop violent groups from exploiting online platforms.
Emerging Tech
GAO Center to Educate Congress on the Big Picture of Future Tech
The Center for Strategic Foresight plans to give lawmakers a broad sense of what’s coming in the future.
Emerging Tech
Watch a Roofing Drone Fire Its Nail Gun
A new aerial vehicle called an “octocopter” can attach asphalt shingles to a roof without a human at the controls.
Podcasts
Critical Update: The Hidden Threats of 5G
Nextgov goes inside the technology that will underpin billions of interconnected devices.
Emerging Tech
A New Joystick For the Brain-Controlled Vehicles Of the Future
An innovative sensor strip promises a far better way to connect human brains to machines.
Policy
Why It’s So Hard To Write Federal Technology Policy
As OMB's cloud lead, Bill Hunt, leaves his policy-writing role for an agency gig, he spoke with Nextgov about what goes into setting the IT agenda for the entire federal government.
Emerging Tech
How VA Implements Predictive Analytics to Help Prevent Veteran Suicides
Since it was stood up in 2017, the REACH VET program has helped health care providers better identify individuals facing higher risks.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs Appoints Chief Data Officer
Kshemendra Paul will lead the agency’s efforts to leverage data and better inform VA-wide decision-making through technology and information.
Emerging Tech