Emerging Tech
Federal Agencies: What's Your Hack-Response Plan?
On Sept. 15, Nextgov will host a digital event dedicated to educating federal cybersecurity stakeholders on best practices in responding to data breaches.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Designed a Hedgehog Robot to Explore Comets and Asteroids
This adorable robot uses its wheels in a different way.
Digital Government
DHS Delays Refugee Rapid DNA Tests Aimed at Stemming Human Trafficking
The onsite, one-hour minilabs could help curb human trafficking, officials say
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Working on Making a Tractor Beam out of Hoverboards
We're one step closer to making Star Wars a reality.
Emerging Tech
The Subatomic Race to Harness Quantum Science
U.S. and China are betting millions on the promise of this newish field, but the real-world potential remains a mystery.
Emerging Tech
TSA's 'Airport of the Future' Includes More Biometrics and 'Intelligence-Driven' Procedures
With an influx of 1.1 billion passengers over the next two decades, TSA technology and procedures will need to change.
Emerging Tech
Video: What it's Like to Eat at a Restaurant Entirely Run by Computers
Fast-food is made even faster.
Emerging Tech
Video: Who Envisions a Future with Self-Driving Cars?
Not everyone is excited about a driverless future.
Emerging Tech
Teams in NASA’s Latest Challenge Compete to Have Their Inventions Sent into Space
NASA has completed the first round of its first space-based competition.
Emerging Tech
NASA Creates New 'Self-Healing' Material
Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.
Emerging Tech
Redesigning Government Work for the Internet of Things
The proliferation of Internet-connected devices represents a new way of working.
Digital Government
‘The Meatball’ vs. ‘The Worm’: How NASA Brands Space
The space agency’s current symbol, a beloved signal of the agency’s storied past, wasn’t always so beloved.
Digital Government
White House Names Facebook Alum Its First Product Director
America’s executive branch continues to build out its digital organization.
Digital Government
The Warship of the Future: Lasers, Holograms and 3-D Printed Drones
If you thought the battleship era faded after World War II, just wait a few decades.
Digital Government
States Pass Drone Laws in Droves
These laws could potentially clash with future federal regulations.
Digital Government
DHS Switches on Retooled Virtual Fence Along Arizona Border
Border Patrol has been watching videos of potentially suspicious activity from sensor-studded towers for two weeks.
Digital Government
What Keeps Pentagon’s Top Robotics Expert Up at Night?
Hint: It's not killer robots.
Emerging Tech