Cybersecurity
OPM Says It Breaks Encryption to Monitor Employees' Browsing Habits
Through a technique called "SSL decryption," the agency sees through secure online transactions between a worker’s computer inside the agency firewall and an external website.
Emerging Tech
Video: How to Train Like an Astronaut
Experience the strange environment of a space station without ever leaving the ground.
Emerging Tech
Venture Capital Giant Marc Andreessen Joins Board of Government Transparency Startup
The Silicon Valley startup just raised $25 million, and could pursue the federal market in a year or two, says CEO Zac Bookman.
Modernization
Video: This App Uses Kids' Obsession with Phones to Teach Coding
This program uses a much more colorful coding language than Ruby or Python.
Emerging Tech
Amid High Demand, Peace Corps Turns to Cloud
Using a cloud-based solution to also help fill volunteer openings across 140 countries is part of changes the agency made to personalize its recruitment efforts.
Digital Government
The Military Is Creating Vampire Drones That Die in the Sun
Like meeting the one true death, the Pentagon wants a drone that dissolves by morning light—or in 4 hours, whichever comes first.
Emerging Tech
Robots Could Replace White Collar Workers, Too
No career is safe from the advances of artificial intelligence.
Emerging Tech
Video: Watch These Battle Drones Cage Fight
What began as a military technology has exploded into a multimillion-dollar market that will top $90 billion within a decade.
Emerging Tech
The (Hypothetical) President of Silicon Valley
Elon Musk is the tech world's favorite potential future candidate.
Digital Government
When Military Robots Can Predict Your Next Move
New research may enable robotic armed guards — or just help self-driving cars get through a four-way stop
Digital Government
Two Men Were Busted for Flying a Drone in the Most Restricted Airspace in America
A word of caution to drone-owners: Don’t fly your UAV near the White House.
Digital Government
How the USGS Detects Earthquakes Using Twitter
And learned to separate background noise from the “wow, that was an earthquake!” tweet.
Emerging Tech
Video: What You Need to Know About This New Speed Camera Technology
Watch out and maybe slow down a little.
Emerging Tech
The FBI Just Got 'Hyperconverged' for $28 Million
The new unclassified virtual desktop infrastructure will support 55,000 users.
Digital Government
Join a Drone Over the Indonesian Fires Smoking Out an Entire Region
A strong El Niño climate phenomenon has created particularly dry conditions and led to fast-spreading fires, all captured by drones and satellites.
Emerging Tech
Government’s First Open Source PaaS Service Comes to Market
PaaS puts more security onus on cloud services providers than IaaS offerings do -- and that’s attractive for government customers who often lack information security expertise or have reduced budgets.
Digital Government
What WIll Happen when Humans and Robots Share Roads?
Safety may actually worsen before dramatically improving.
Emerging Tech
White House Renews Bet on the Creativity of the Crowd
On the fifth anniversary of Challenge.gov, the White House announced nine new innovation contests, open to the public.
Emerging Tech