Emerging Tech

The Government Found Another 2,000 Data Centers

The government struggles to keep track of its technology investments.

Emerging Tech

Federal Government Takes a Bet on Quantum Computing with New D-Wave Purchase

The Los Alamos National Laboratory is buying a "quantum computer," in part to figure out how to use it.

Modernization

Video: 3 Easy Ways to Clear Email Inbox Clutter

An organized and manageable inbox can create real productivity.

Emerging Tech

Review of IronKey W700: A Portable Computer on a Stick for Security-Minded Agencies

It wasn’t too long ago key drives were seen only as a danger to the security of federal networks. Not anymore.

Modernization

DOD Official on 'Internet of Things' Security: 'We Have to Drive Out Passwords'

A military version of the Internet of Things needs to be far more robust against cyberattacks than its commercial counterpart.

Emerging Tech

Commerce Department Launches Data 'Startup'

The agency plans to recruit more than a dozen software engineers and data scientists.

Cybersecurity

You Only Need One Password to Access the Allegedly Hacked Law Enforcement Databases

Users can access a number of homeland security and law enforcement databases from a single website with a single password.

Ideas

How Audio Analytics Could Help Curb Government Threats

Complying with policies on audio monitoring is simpler than many agencies think.

Digital Government

Pentagon’s Plan to Deter Russia and China: Pair Troops with Machines

More than a year in the works, Pentagon leaders are betting an ambitious effort to pair soldiers with machines to give the American military an edge on the battlefield of the future.

Emerging Tech

NASA Unveiled New Prototype of Crowdsourced Spacesuit Astronauts Will Wear on Mars

NASA still has another decade or two to finalize the suit, if it wants to meet its goal of putting humans on Mars by the 2030s.

Cybersecurity

NIST's 5 Steps to Block Unwanted Software on Agency Systems

Automated whitelisting can be a simpler approach to screening and approving software patches and updates, according to the recently released guide.

Emerging Tech

DHS Invests in Wearables That Can Detect Nuclear Threats

The Human Portable Tripwire program intends to outfit DHS personnel with devices that alert wearers when nuclear or radioactive material is nearby.

Modernization

The Future of Drones? Apps

Hivemapper, a Web and Android app hints at what might be ahead for drones.

Emerging Tech

Video: The Search for Another Earth

A NASA documentary shows the journey from the very first planets spotted outside our solar system to the more than one thousand exoplanets discovered by Kepler.

Emerging Tech

Like Uber, But for USDA

The House is set to debate an amendment that would use ride-sharing to help cull the government’s vehicle fleet.

Emerging Tech

Justice Department Wants Anti-Drone Systems for Prisons

Unmanned air vehicles "have presented a new and evolving threat" for federal prison facilities.