Emerging Tech

Supreme Court Just Ruled That Using Social Media Is a Constitutional Right

Public space in the digital age has no shape and no physical place.

Digital Government

Google Debuts New Way to Back Up Files

The evolution of Google Drive.

Emerging Tech

Nextgov Event: The Government of Things

Thursday's Tech + Tequila explores how the public sector is responding to the ecosystem of connected "things."

Digital Government

Federal Researchers Made Tiny Needles that Monitor Your Blood

The Sandia National Laboratories are looking for help developing them.

Emerging Tech

6 Companies Score $258M in Supercomputing Contracts

The vendors are expected to build out the hardware, software and applications for an exascale computing system 50 times faster than today’s most powerful computers.

Emerging Tech

For the First Time Ever, U.S. Is Getting 10% of its Electricity From Wind and Solar

Renewables—especially wind power—already make up significantly more than 10 perecent of the electricity in several states.

Digital Government

This Earpiece Can Translate 8 Languages

It doesn't even require Wi-Fi.

Emerging Tech

Jeff Bezos Is Crowdsourcing Ideas For Major Charity Initiative

The tech mogul is asking for ideas “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.”

Digital Government

The Future of Military IT: Gait Biometrics, Software Nets, and Photon Communicators

DISA director Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn talks about the tech he’s eyeing, some of which is barely out of the theoretical realm.

Modernization

Say Hello to Cloud-Connected Office Furniture

Forget the treadmill desk; this is the office of the future.

Modernization

Amazon Echo Is Your New Stylist

Alexa, how do these jeans look?

Emerging Tech

Social Media Is as Harmful As Alcohol and Drugs for Millennials

The harm lies in their change in behavior.

Digital Government

Trump's Innovation Office In Close Touch With USDS

White House tech adviser Chris Liddell attends U.S. Digital Service meetings multiple times a week.

Emerging Tech

Nextgov Event: Join Us Thursday to Talk About the Tech Workforce

Find out what the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Veterans Affairs Department offer their employees to boost skills and spark innovation.

Digital Government

Interior Department's Plan to Stop Drones from Blocking Firefighters

The "Know Where Not To Go" data set tells drone operators where wildfire response might be happening so they can avoid flying there.

Emerging Tech

Who Are NASA's Newest Astronauts?

They're excited for espresso in space, but nervous about the zero gravity.

Modernization

The App That Does Nothing

A fake social network might be the only thing your smartphone needs.

Modernization

A New Kind of In-Flight Wi-Fi

Binge Netflix at 35,000 feet.

Modernization

Lawmaker Asks: Can Smartphones Help the Unbanked?

Regulations and lack of infrastructure could get in the way, financial technology experts said.

Emerging Tech

New Facebook Feature Lets Users Contact Elected Officials Directly Through Posts

It’s part of the social media giant’s efforts to connected people to government representatives.