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

Video: Breeding Mosquitoes to Fight Zika

One itchy bite at a time.

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

White House Ramps Up Federal Drone Programs

The Interior Department will soon use drones for search and rescue missions.