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
Special Counsel Backs Whistleblower, Says GSA ‘Grossly Mismanaged’ Tech Funds
Ex-acquisition service commissioner Tom Sharpe wins settlement.
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.
Digital Government
The Gmail Feature That Will Help You Speed Through Your Inbox
Auto-advance can help save your time and your sanity.
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
First Responders Use Gaming System Behind 'Mortal Kombat' for Disaster Training
DHS is testing out a video game-based active shooter simulation.
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
A Programmer Automated Their Data-Entry Job. Now the Question Is Whether to Tell Their Employer.
What are the ethics of automating yourself out of a job?
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.
Emerging Tech
Robots Used to Be Advertised As Job-Saving Technology
Automation is now viewed in the same manner as outsourcing.
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