Modernization
The Air Force Will Dole Out $1 Billion for Cloud Migration
Dell EMC, General Dynamics and Microsoft teamed to win a big Air Force contract.
Digital Government
Swiss Researchers Invent Way to Let Mini Drones See in the Dark
Future drones will see as the human eye does, helping to navigate dark rooms.
Emerging Tech
What’s Blockchain’s Role In The Public Good?
A nonprofit partnership is looking for ways the decentralized ledger system can benefit society.
Cybersecurity
Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Hacked the U.S. Air Force
Chicago high school senior Jack Cable moonlights as an ethical hacker.
Artificial Intelligence
Facebook's New 'AI Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World
The most important technological advances of the past decade are converging inside the battle for your phone’s camera.
Emerging Tech
You Can Now Take an Online Course to Learn How to Build a Flying or Self-Driving Car
The courses are designed for people with minimal coding experience.
Emerging Tech
Federal Blockchain Projects Face a Familiar Talent Problem
The General Services Administration has a proof-of-concept project underway and a hurdle.
Digital Government
Lockheed Martin Tops Federal IT Rankings
IDC Government's latest report features a lot of the old guard but recent mergers and acquisitions could shake things up.
Modernization
Apple Is Releasing New iPhone Software Today: Here’s How to Find Out if Your Apps Will Still Work
Apple is changing the architecture of its apps.
Emerging Tech
Broadband Is Largely Inaccessible to Those Who Need it Most
Because of high prices and low accessibility, poor and rural communities are the least likely to subscribe to high-speed internet.
Emerging Tech
Energy Department's Random Number Generator Could Make for Stronger Encryption
Oak Ridge scientists believe they have created a quantum-based device that creates truly random numbers.
Emerging Tech
National Guard’s Smart Radios Create Networks in Disaster Zones
The radios link together to create a secure network on the fly—even where there isn’t infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence
Can the US Military Re-Invent the Microchip for the AI Era?
As conventional microchip design reaches its limits, DARPA is pouring money into the specialty chips that might power tomorrow’s autonomous machines.
Emerging Tech
Sorry, Drones and Self-Driving Cars Won’t Be Delivering Your Amazon Packages Anytime Soon
With urban congestion bad and getting worse, how will we get all our packages?
Digital Government
What the Intelligence Community Wants to Get Out of Tracking Its Workforce
The IC's research wing is experimenting with wearables and other sensors to optimize employees and their work environment.
Modernization
A New “Snooze” Button on Facebook Lets Users Temporarily Mute a Friend, Page, or Group
Snooze offers a milder alternative to Facebook’s unfollow feature.
Modernization