Digital Government
The SpaceX of China Aims to Commercialize a Mysterious Rocket on the World Stage
Landspace, founded in 2015, says it will have its first commercial launch in 2017, an extraordinarily fast pace of development for an orbital rocket.
Emerging Tech
Tech + Tequila: Tapping into Tech Hubs
Join Nextgov Thursday to explore the relationship between the federal government and tech hubs.
Digital Government
Could This Scanner Take the Hell Out of Airport Security Checks?
Say goodbye to trays and conveyor belts.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Weapons AI Increasingly Replacing, Not Augmenting, Human Decision-Making
A new survey of existing and planned smart weapons finds that AI is increasingly used to replace humans, not help them.
Emerging Tech
Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones
Online courses are praised for their potential to make education accessible to everyone—but they’re leaving students behind.
Cybersecurity
Congress Now Has a Caucus Dedicated to Bitcoin and Blockchain
The role of the caucus is to get other legislators up to speed on a subject in the hopes of formulating future laws that affect that niche.
Emerging Tech
Uber Wants to Fly Customers Around in Massive Autonomous Drones
It seems self-driving cars just aren’t enough.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Dream of Going to Mars Is SpaceX’s Biggest Strength, and its Biggest Distraction
SpaceX is a company built to go to Mars, but are those ambitions getting in the way of its ability to achieve them?
Cybersecurity
Video: One Trick to Stay Secure While Online Shopping
Keep your credit card information protected.
Emerging Tech
High-Tech Fans, HVACs and Heat Pumps Are The Future of Federal Buildings
The General Services Administration and the Energy Department issued a joint RFI for emerging building technology.
Digital Government
Quiz: Are You The One Letting Hackers into Your Agency?
It's easier to accidentally provide hackers access to networks than you might think.
Digital Government
Video: How Will Congress Fund the Modernizing Government Technology Act?
And more on the week's government IT news.
Digital Government
One Day, Sensors Could Text You Directly If You're Near A Flood Zone
DHS is experimenting with flood sensors that could activate an emergency alert system.
Emerging Tech
We May Finally Make Our Homes Smart by Listening to the Flow of Their Electricity
Every appliance speaks a secret language. Now we know what they’re saying.
Cybersecurity
It Will Soon Be Legal to Hack Your Tesla (And Every Other Car) in the US
The modern automobile, say cybersecurity experts, is not a car with a computer in it. It’s a computer with four wheels and a motor.
Emerging Tech
Congress is Taking Aim at Bots that Help Ticket Scalpers Profit
Should another Hamilton come along in this lifetime, scalpers are likely to have a much harder time.
Emerging Tech
'To Have Strong Innovation, You Need a Strong State': How Silicon Valley Gets the Future Wrong
Will we all have a Jetsons life if we just let Silicon Valley do its thing?
Modernization