Emerging Tech
State Department Closer to Biometric Security Program for Overseas Operations
The system would be used by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
Digital Government
70 Years of the Navy Turning Science Fiction to Fact
For seven decades, the Office of Naval Research has funded high-tech projects in computers, robotics, space and more.
Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Burn Victims
Machine learning allows computers to see patterns in medical images that are invisible to human doctors.
Digital Government
Pentagon Needs You To Help It Take Down Small Drones
As tiny drones proliferate and make their way onto the battlefield, the Pentagon calls for solutions.
Emerging Tech
GAO Guide Helps Agencies Tell When Emerging Tech is Primetime Ready
The Government Accountability Office's new report walks agencies through "technology readiness assessments."
Emerging Tech
SpaceX Blasts Off, and Lands Its Fifth Reusable Booster Rocket This Year
In true Olympic spirit, the rocket booster stuck the high-speed landing.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Preps Space Station for Commercial Craft
Astronauts will install a new adaptor to accommodate Boeing and SpaceX vessels.
Digital Government
Video: The Olympic Tech That Determines Who Wins Gold
This is much more than a stop watch.
Modernization
CIA Official: ‘Cloud Has Been a Godsend’
The technology has bolstered the agency's cyber defenses and the speed at which it addresses threats to the nation.
Digital Government
Government Prize Contests Want More Ideas, Less Software
Agencies are tapping the public for new technology concepts.
Digital Government
How a Bot is Changing Federal Tech Purchasing
Bots from two vendors were bidding against each other to work on part of a recent cloud contract.
Emerging Tech
NASA Taps 6 Private Companies to Make Habitats that Could House Astronauts on Mars
The companies will have 24 months.
Digital Government
Wearing Shorts at the Pentagon: Inside DOD’s Digital Service Team
Google’s Matt Cutts went to Quora on Tuesday to answer questions about his work at DOD.
Emerging Tech
New DHS Accelerator Seeks Wearable Tech for First Responders
The department wants to modify commercial products for government use.
Emerging Tech
Intelligence Community Wants Multilingual Text Search
IARPA is looking for a system that can search databases in other languages.
Digital Government
White House Drops Final Federal Source Code Policy
OMB says Code.gov, a repository for federal open source software code, is coming in the next few months.
Digital Government
Why the World’s Most Tech-Obsessed Nation Is Resisting Virtual Doctor’s Visits
Not everyone embraces telemedicine.
Emerging Tech
Delta Flights Worldwide Halted Because of Computer Outage
Flights already en route appear to be operating normally.
Digital Government