Digital Government

Silicon Valley's Worship of Innovation Can Get in the Way of Actual Change

Too often the tech industry skips past what it means to make innovation work, especially at scale.

Digital Government

Corporate Execs Are Obsessed With Blockchain Because They Can’t Afford to Ignore it Anymore

From tech firms to banks to retailers and beyond, investors now expect execs to explain their companies’ positions on blockchain technology.

Digital Government

Silicon Valley Should Be Governed by “Star Trek” Regulations

It would be highly illogical to allow our enthusiasm for innovation to run amok without safeguards.

Emerging Tech

Homeland Security's Top Buyer: Still All-In In Agile

The department needs to do a better job “taking the fear out of innovation,” Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa said.

Modernization

Can iPhone's Face ID Be Fooled By a Mask?

Hackers may have found a way through 3D printing.

Artificial Intelligence

China and the CIA Are Competing to Fund Silicon Valley’s AI Startups

The U.S. intelligence community is upping its early-stage investments in machine-learning companies — but Beijing is pouring in far more.

Ideas

Drones Take Off in a Public Safety Role

Will successful rescue missions completed with the help of drone operators help loosen some of the FAA's regulations?

Modernization

Here's How to Use Apple Pay Cash

Paying back your friends was never so easy.

Emerging Tech

How 'Self-Driving' Trucks Connected the Australian Outback

Decades before autonomous vehicles, an ingenious engineering trick changed life in Australia’s arid, remote interior.

Digital Government

Puerto Rico's Massive Telescope Is Still Running on Generators

The Arecibo Observatory is facing months of costly repairs after Hurricane Maria struck in September.

Digital Government

How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions

The Navy’s problems are very human in nature. The solution is less human.

Emerging Tech

Vet Returns To Boot Camp ... For Coding

Using the GI Bill, veterans with tech industry ambitions can head to coding schools.

Emerging Tech

Are Face Scans Resurrecting the False Science of Physiognomy?

Many researchers fear the consequences of training computers to identify a person’s sexual orientation and criminality based solely on physical appearance.

Ideas

Shining a Light to Overcome the Internet of Thing’s Security Complexities

Because the IoT is relatively new, it brings unfamiliar complexities for federal IT professionals.

Digital Government

Survey: Telework Is Risky But Government Should Do It Anyway

Telework rewards outweigh risks, according to public-sector employees surveyed.

Digital Government

China Has A Breakthrough in Spy-Proof Quantum Communications

By sending quantum information several kilometers, the researchers took a big step toward the future of information security.