Emerging Tech

Nextgov Event: Join Us March 29 for Tech Refresh  

Learn lessons from agencies that successfully modernized their tech systems.

Emerging Tech

This is the Job-Killer the Trump Team Should Worry About, Obama Adviser Says

Nextgov chatted with Terah Lyons, formerly an adviser to the federal chief technology officer.

Emerging Tech

Inside the NASA Lab That Builds Model Airplanes

When it comes to aircraft, start small.

Emerging Tech

What Happens If Uber Fails?

Even if the ride-sharing service goes under, it won't necessarily set off a bubble-popping chain reaction.

Digital Government

Homegrown Technology is Being Used to Help Millions at Risk From a Devastating Famine in Africa

Crowdsourcing can save lives.

Emerging Tech

One Day You, Too, Could Fly a Jetpack

Up, up and away.

Digital Government

IARPA Leader Rethinks How to Get the Biggest Bang for Research Funds

An R&D leader is thinking of new ways to evaluate which projects need resources.

Digital Government

New Virtual Reality Technology Lets You See Inside Your Eye

In stunning 3-D images.

Emerging Tech

Space Tourism Companies Are Going to Write Their Own Safety Rules Because the US Government Can’t

The inaugural flights of these new ventures will be a leap into the unknown for the passengers.

Artificial Intelligence

Robots Are Coming to Your Home: Here's What to Expect

Robots hitting the market soon might one day be a part of your family.

Digital Government

US Army to Test Powerful New Truck-Mounted Laser ‘Within Months’

New solid-state lasers plus ever-more-powerful mobile generators brings directed energy weapons a big step closer to reality.

Modernization

Alexa Is Coming to the iPhone

Siri has some competition.

Emerging Tech

The Jumbo Jet NASA Turned Into a Telescope

It even works during turbulence.

Emerging Tech

Unlocking the Hidden Power of a Highway

An ambitious effort in Georgia aims to turn a rural road into living lab for cutting-edge technologies.

Digital Government

Trump's 'Hard-Power' Budget Cuts Agencies, Shifts Research and Innovation to Private Sector

It also funnels more dollars into protecting national borders and cyberspace.

Emerging Tech

Lawmaker: Traffickers Might Use Drones To Smuggle Humans Across Borders

Security concerns and enthusiasm for drones dominated a recent Senate hearing on unmanned aerial vehicles.

Artificial Intelligence

Robots Won’t Take Your Job—They’ll Help Make Room For Meaningful Work Instead

A dire view of automation excludes a lot of the story.

Digital Government

CIO Council to Agencies: Share Your Developer Platforms

18F's login.gov could be a step in the right direction.

Digital Government

How the Energy Department Uses World's Largest Wind Tunnel

Strong wind provides strong data.

Digital Government

A DNA Computer Has a Trillion Siblings and Replicates Itself to Make a Decision

To date these machines have only been theoretical.