Modernization
Google Wants to Make Your Cellphone Screen Disappear
The phones of the future might look very different.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon’s Bring-Your-Own-Device Project on Hold Until Fall
The pilot project will include some 10,000 users.
Cybersecurity
House Panel Dents Budget for Cyber Tool That Scoped out OPM Breaches
Citing proposed pay raise costs and concerns about contracts for the EINSTEIN tool, lawmakers pass $5 million reduction.
Emerging Tech
Here's What Pluto Looks Like on Instagram
New Horizons sped past Pluto at 30,800 miles per hour, while its suite of instruments gathered data about the dwarf planet.
Emerging Tech
Justice Department Plans Major Office Tech Upgrade
DOJ envisions an “office of the future,” which would revamp much of the technology agency employees use.
Emerging Tech
New Energy Research Teams to Prep for Supercomputers Arriving in 2017
The teams are tasked with making sure existing applications can work on the new machines.
Emerging Tech
Video: 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Experience
It's the social network nearly everyone uses. Here's how you make the most of it.
Emerging Tech
New York City Turns Garbage Bins Into Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
Solar-powered Bigbellies offer enough bandwidth to power a startup.
Digital Government
Open Data Can Tell You the Worst Place to Park
Empowering citizens to be partners with government.
Emerging Tech
The Secret Lives of Hackathon Junkies
I spent three days on a bus with a bunch of hackers. Here’s what I learned.
Emerging Tech
IBM Has Built the Most Powerful Computer Chips in the World
This could be big. Er, small.
Emerging Tech
High-Tech Transportation: Can Congress Regulate Technology that Doesn’t Exist Yet?
Companies say federal regulations are needed before technology can evolve.
Digital Government
Video: Finding a Cure Aboard the International Space Station
How the investigation of protein crystals in space is helping treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Emerging Tech
For Agencies, Chief Data Officers are All About Business
Chief data officers across government do not share all the same duties, job descriptions, reporting structures or budgets.
Emerging Tech
New York Stock Exchange Suspends Trading Following 'Technical Issue'
It’s been a weird day for high-profile tech glitches.
Digital Government
Video: This Organization Wants to Stop Killer Robots
Fifty NGOs have banded together to create a campaign to encourage governments to act now to prevent dangerous autonomous machines in the future.
Emerging Tech
DOE Lab Asks Industry: How Can We Secure the Internet of Things?
A better authentication system could protect home appliances and drones, according to a new solicitation for industry partners.
Modernization
Tech Tools That Let You Get Closer to Sharks
A roundup of apps, websites and livecams that will get you close—but not too close—to hammerheads, great whites and other ocean beasts.
Digital Government