Emerging Tech
Dulles Airport Surprises Passengers with Facial-Recognition Boarding
Airport officials rolled out the system expecting to increase security and decrease boarding times.
Digital Government
Should Startups Ask For Permission or Beg For Forgiveness?
Hundreds of innovative businesses operate in legal grey areas.
Emerging Tech
It’s Now Possible To Telepathically Communicate with a Drone Swarm
DARPA’s new research in brain-computer interfaces is allowing a pilot to control multiple simulated aircraft at once.
Digital Government
$600 Million Satellite Imagery Contract Shifts from One Intel Agency to Another
Management of the EnhancedView commercial satellite imagery contract shifted from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to the National Reconnaissance Office.
Cybersecurity
DHS Awards $668M CDM Contract After Withdrawn Bid Protest
ManTech captures the fifth of six important and lucrative CDM contracts across government.
Emerging Tech
TSA Wants to Expand Use of 3D Luggage Scanning Machines
Keep your liquids in your luggage with this new scanner.
Emerging Tech
Senate Committee Approves Top White House Tech Advisor
Office of Science and Technology Policy hasn't had a permanent leader since the last administration.
Emerging Tech
What to Include in a National Framework for Self-Driving Vehicles
State and local officials had some ideas for Congress at a Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill.
Digital Government
FCC Prepares to Push Forward With Streamlining 5G Deployment
“My guess is they just ran out of time and patience for the process to play out,” said one local government advocate.
Emerging Tech
Government’s Relationship With Social Media is Still Complicated
Facebook and Twitter executives are open to the government helping them stop foreign influence campaigns, but it’s unclear what that would look like.
Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Update Helps You Stop Reusing Passwords
It's time to stop committing one of the deadliest security sins.
Digital Government
Automated Government
Federal agencies are ditching busy work to focus on missions.
Emerging Tech
The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’
When the whole world is fighting for the same jobs, what happens to workers?
Emerging Tech
Russia, U.S. Are In a Military Exoskeleton Race
A look at the Iron Man-like dreams and power-starved realities of dueling technology programs.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Waiting for the Opportunity Rover to Phone Home
Scientists and researchers are standing by.
Emerging Tech
SEC Wants to Keep Tabs on Social Media Posts That Could Move Markets
The commission is looking for an off-the-shelf tool to flag important social media posts on public sites across the web.
Artificial Intelligence
Google and Harvard Made AI to Predict Earthquake Aftershocks
They used a database of more than 131,000 earthquakes.
Emerging Tech
DHS Gives ‘Power Suit’ a Whole New Meaning
The agency wants first responders’ clothing to be able to generate and store electricity.
Emerging Tech