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
Most Americans Think Technology Developed to Hack Our Bodies Will Just Benefit the 1%
Upgrades are not just for software anymore.
Emerging Tech
Election Cyber Gaffes: Which Party's Has Been Worse?
An identity protection company ranks the cybersecurity problems of each candidate.
Modernization
Video: Inside a Lab That Smashes up Smartphones for Science
Protecting devices one cracked screen at a time.
Emerging Tech
What VR Proponents Think Congress Needs To Know
A group of virtual reality companies convened at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to demo their technology.
Emerging Tech
Education Official: Virtual Reality Can Reduce Reliance on the Classroom
Virtual reality headsets can be for more than 3-D movies.
Emerging Tech
US Government Has Approved the First Private Moon Landing
They're hoping to launch in 2017.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Funds IoT Malware Detection Project
Researchers developed a way to monitor devices' thermal emissions to detect program irregularities.
Emerging Tech
Can Encryption Protect Government Files Forever?
Suddenly, just like athletes who might initially be able to hide their doping only to later get caught by improved testing standards, the government found itself relying on a protection scheme that could no longer keep hidden its secrets.
Emerging Tech