Digital Government

How Libraries Are Becoming Modern Makerspaces

They’ve long served as communal gathering spots, but these civic institutions are becoming gateways to technological tinkering.

Emerging Tech

This Company Says Its Driverless Cars Can Handle Rain and Snow

Ford has been testing its driverless cars in Michigan’s snow since January.

Emerging Tech

Cloud Giant Amazon Web Services Turns 10

Over the last decade, AWS has come to dominate the infrastructure-as-a-service market.

Digital Government

Dems Question Secret Service’s 'Monitoring' of Threats Involving Trump Events

One way the Secret Service keeps tabs on threats, in general, is by tracking social media.

Digital Government

All the Federal Agencies that Fly Drones over US Soil

On Wednesday, USA Today reported the Pentagon “has deployed drones to spy over U.S. territory for nonmilitary missions over the past decade."

Digital Government

Debating Income Equality? Get the Facts Right with this New Commerce App

A team of data gurus is hoping to transform stores of siloed government data into fresh insight into one of the toughest challenges in America.

Digital Government

Video: How Drones Can Help Save the California Coast

One organization needs volunteers in California to fly their drones over the shore to take pictures.

Emerging Tech

Why Google Dominates the Self-Driving Car Market

Eleven manufacturers have test permits in California, but how many driverless vehicles does each have on the road?

Emerging Tech

Why CDC Wants to Tap Into Wearables

The agency is investigating wearable sensors that can alert first responders about radiation and chemical release.

Digital Government

US Is Going to Let Foreign Students Stay Longer—If They Studied STEM

Tech companies have long argued for immigration reform to let in more skilled workers.

Digital Government

A New 50-Trillion-Pixel Image of Earth, Every Day

Thanks to a small group of Silicon Valley’s satellite startups, we may never look at our planet again the same way.

Emerging Tech

Why Commerce Wants Robots to Fix Themselves

NIST wants to create a standard test by which manufacturers can evaluate robots’ agility before deploying them in the factory.

Emerging Tech

DOT’s Smart City Challenge Aims to Jump Start Driverless Cars in US Cities

The discussion that’s been delayed for too long.

Modernization

Just 13 Percent of Citizens Would Use an App to Find Government Info

Less than 20 percent of millennials want to receive information from the government on Facebook and Twitter.

Digital Government

Tech Giants Who Keep Ignoring Geopolitics Do So at Their Peril

High-flying technology companies are being brought down to earth.