Digital Government

Haven't Sold To Government Before? DARPA Still Might Buy Your Tech

The Pentagon's R&D agency is just one of many groups chasing companies that have so far focused on commercial business.

Digital Government

Shooting for Space, to Make Life Better on Earth

Elaine Flowers Duncan, an engineer at NASA, talks about what drew her to rocket science.

Emerging Tech

3D-Printed Rhino Horns Will Be Ready in Two Years, But Will They Save the Rhinos?

Africa’s wild rhinos are in danger of going extinct within the next two decades if demand for their horns keeps up.

Digital Government

Assessing the Obama Administration’s Tech Legacy

Experts weigh in on how the administration handled privacy, cybersecurity and other technology issues.

Emerging Tech

A Mechanic Faces the Age of the Self-Driving Car

Joe Sevart, an auto technician turned business owner in Kansas City, Missouri, talks about the future of servicing more advanced vehicles.

Modernization

Why Google Is Building Its Own Phones Now

The company wants to beat Apple at its own game.

Emerging Tech

GAO Gives Congress Emerging Tech Handbook

The 100-page report dives into big data, analytics, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

Emerging Tech

Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Already Getting Into Scrapes on the Streets of Pittsburgh

One-way roads are tricky.

Digital Government

CIA Can Anticipate Social Unrest ‘Three to Five Days’ Out in Some Cases

The agency's use of sophisticated algorithms and analytics have significantly improved its ability to predict events.

Digital Government

UK Military Wants Your Ideas for How to Build Swarms of Attack Drones

The country is looking system that would allow a single solider to control up to 20 drones at once.

Emerging Tech

Where Are All the Startups?

Pentagon leaders regularly tout Silicon Valley innovation, but entrepreneurs seem largely absent from the largest defense industry events.

Digital Government

A Computer That Stores Memories like Humans Do

A new mathematical model of memory could accelerate the quest to build super-powered, brain-inspired hardware systems.

Emerging Tech

In the Future, Body Cameras Won't Need Humans to Interpret Footage

The intelligence community wants technology that can interpret video feeds.

Digital Government

Beyond Big Dog: The US Army Searches for an Infantry Squadbot

Service officials have a concept of operations and a plan to deploy a cargo-carrying robot alongside dismounted soldiers in 2019. But can the acquisition system keep up?

Modernization

Text-Based Emergency Alerts Could Soon Include More Characters, URLs

FCC adopted rules that would increase the amount of information emergency managers could send out.

Digital Government

Helping Smart Cites Harness Big Data

The open-source mapping company Mapbox is starting a new “mentorship” program to help cities tackle their most pressing urban issues.