Digital Government
Customer Service Matters in the Intelligence Community, Too
A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency directorate has been working on how to best deliver its products under what can sometimes be critical time pressures.
Emerging Tech
What If Virtual Reality Can Make Us Better Citizens?
Researchers are studying how the technology can help us build empathy and change our personal behavior.
Modernization
Video: What Chatting in Virtual Reality Looks Like
Oculus could change the way we do conference calls.
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
MIT Researchers 3-D-Print Customizable Padding for Robots
A wrong landing could be all it takes to break a robot.
Emerging Tech