Modernization
Everything Google Just Announced at its I/O Developer Conference
Among other things, the company debuted the new capabilities of its next Android release.
Digital Government
Video: How to Clear Roads with Open Data
Open data helps local governments in all seasons.
Emerging Tech
What Comes After Driverless Cars? Motion Sickness
Mankind’s rapid march toward a future of self-driving vehicles seems inevitable. And this makes a lot of people nervous.
Digital Government
Air Traffic Control Tech Upgrades Face Turbulence in Congress
Heading into a record travel season, FAA’s traffic upgrades are in the political spotlight.
Emerging Tech
DARPA Wants Technology That Could Help Troops See Through Walls
Light particles used to create photographs carry lots of information about their surroundings, but traditional imaging systems only gather a fraction of it, according to DARPA.
Emerging Tech
Unbreakable: A Robot That Can't Be Stopped
New research shows that artificial intelligence can use trial and error to finish a job even when a robot's body is damaged.
Digital Government
SpaceX Has Broken the Monopoly on US National Security Launches
The move is another milestone in the development of SpaceX from start up to a legitimate aerospace company.
Cybersecurity
Americans Are, by Far, Hackers’ Favorite Credit-Card Fraud Targets
Nearly half of all the credit card fraud around the world occurs in the U.S., even though America accounts for only about a quarter of the global card volume.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Help Propel Space Tech Past ‘Tipping Point’
An infusion of NASA cash could help propel these technologies into viable commercial applications.
Cybersecurity
NSA Tests Out Smartphones that Recognize Handwriting Motion
The National Security Agency has tested the use of smartphone-swipe recognition technology, according to the tool’s manufacturer.
Digital Government
US Has Space Experts Worried About an Extraterrestrial Land Grab
Plans to make money in space are missing one of the fundamental ingredients to any business: property rights.
Emerging Tech
Google Wants to Make Creepy Bunny Robots to Talk to Your Kids
Google’s patent application suggests it wants to build a device with cameras and audio sensors that could determine when someone is looking at it and follow voice commands to control other internet-connected devices.
Emerging Tech
House OKs Bill to Promote ‘Exascale’ Supercomputing
The bill would require the Energy Department to research supercomputing technology, especially for reducing power consumption.
Emerging Tech
Watch the Energy Secretary Test Drive a 3-D-Printed Car
Ernest Moniz got behind the wheel of a 3-D printed Shelby Cobra.
Emerging Tech
Bolstering CX in Government Makes 'Fundamental Business Sense'
The government has nowhere to go but up in terms of providing customer service on par with top private sector organizations.
Emerging Tech
Inside the USAJobs Revamp and Other Digital Summit Highlights
Successful programs tended to come at problems from a user-centric point of view.
Digital Government
Huge Data Sets Are Changing How Humans Observe the Universe
All this data is creating a new class of astronomer, one who doesn’t have to gaze skyward to understand the heavens, but instead has to go no further than a laptop.
Digital Government