Emerging Tech

Storm Drones Could Revolutionize Weather Forecasting

Dorothy could have skipped her trip to Oz—if she only had a storm drone.

Digital Government

Today’s Interconnected Systems Magnify Simple Human Errors at Frightening Speed And Scale

A glitch in after-hours trading July 3 caused some Nasdaq-listed prices to go haywire.

Digital Government

Government Wants to Detect Bio-engineered Threats

Whether it's a lab goof or by design, the intelligence community wants to spot engineered biological organisms.

Emerging Tech

Donald Trump’s New National Space Council is Already Baffling the Space Industry

Holding an untelevised event on the Friday before a holiday weekend isn’t a way to gin up popular support for a bold space agenda.

Emerging Tech

NSA Updates List of Tech Ready For Commercialization

The agency's portfolio of technology focuses on challenges in big data, cyber, internet of things and mobility.

Emerging Tech

Robots Used to Be Advertised as Job-Saving Technology

The idea that automation will save factory jobs from migrating overseas has never really broken into the popular narrative.

Emerging Tech

Uber Drivers in Kenya Will Take Selfies to Keep Riders Safe

Real-time identification check helps drivers protect their accounts from being compromised, says the company.

Emerging Tech

Agencies' Grasp of Agile is ‘All Over The Map,’ One CTO Says

Developing software in an incremental fashion may mean rethinking contracting and personnel's duties, an Excella Consulting's chief technology officer said.

Emerging Tech

DARPA's Ex-Leader's Speculative Dream of Mind-Melding Empathy

Arati Prabhakar imagines a neurologically enhanced future where everyone’s brains are connected.

Emerging Tech

DevOps University Aims to Address Government's Agile Talent Dearth

The 31,000 square-foot facility will support more than 250 DevOps and agile development specialists, many of whom are federal customers.

Modernization

No One Could’ve Guessed Just How Important the iPhone Would Be

That phone, along with its successors and competitors, eventually upended how we communicate.

Emerging Tech

Congressional AI Caucus Wants to Separate Fact From Fiction

Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., wants to educate Congress about artificial intelligence.

Emerging Tech

Nextgov Event: Tech Refresh Thursday

Rep. Robin Kelly kicks off Thursday's morning event on IT modernization.