Digital Government

Cutting NASA Earth Observations Would Be a Costly Mistake

NASA’s Earth observation satellites provide constant real-time data on space, the atmosphere and the oceans—information critical to U.S. Navy and Defense Department operations worldwide

Emerging Tech

How Algorithms Can Bring Down Minorities' Credit Scores

Analyzing people’s social connections may lead to a new way of discriminating against them.

Digital Government

Pentagon Wants Eye-Reading Software, X-Ray Tools and a Virtual Facebook to Fight Terrorism

Here’s a list of gear the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office is seeking to give U.S. counterterror operators.

Emerging Tech

To Dodge Regulators, Self-Driving Car Startup Released All Its Code for Free

What’s not available? The wealth of data necessary for the algorithms to actually function.

Emerging Tech

A Wall-Crawling Roomba That Teaches Kids to Code

Harvard roboticists have created a robot that will gradually introduce children to programming skills by blending them with art.

Digital Government

NASA Is Offering $30K to the Person Who Solves Its Space Poop Problem

Space travel presents scientists with seemingly infinite challenges.

Digital Government

High-Tech Innovation Is Happening in More Places Than You Think

And federal funding should match the the economy’s diaspora, according to a newly released ITIF report.

Digital Government

NASA Is Engineering Calorie-Dense Food Bars to Feed Astronauts Bound for Mars

These aren’t your kitchen cabinet granola bars.

Emerging Tech

Video: Inside the Technology of an Amazon Warehouse

This 360-degree video shows off the company's robotic systems.

Emerging Tech

Inside Google Jigsaw, the Powerful Tech Incubator That Could Reshape Geopolitics

The world’s second-most valuable corporation is trying to influence international affairs.

Emerging Tech

DHS Wants New Facial Recognition Cameras in Airports

Customs and Border Protection is ramping up plans for biometrics data collection.

Digital Government

Astronauts Develop Worse Vision After Long Trips in Space, and Scientists Think They Know Why

Gravity also affects how the fluids in our bodies flow.