Modernization
GoPro Is Getting Into Virtual Reality
Videos of snowboarding tricks, aerial drone footage, and perhaps even team sports, could become immersive, explorable worlds.
Emerging Tech
An Unmanned Russian Spacecraft Is Spiraling Toward Earth
Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, made attempts to contact the spinning ship and regain control of it, but those efforts have failed.
Emerging Tech
Could Big Data Fix Government’s Cyber Problem?
A majority of federal, local and state cybersecurity professionals polled in a new study believe their organizations are “overwhelmed” by the volume of security data.
Modernization
Google Is Considering Doing Away With Space Bars
The search engine giant could lead the way for the most space-saving laptop yet.
Emerging Tech
Congress Considers Roads for Robot Cars
But before that, lawmakers face an immediate transportation-funding shortfall.
Digital Government
Video: Heat Seek Brings New York in From the Cold
A civic hacking initiative uses open data for good.
Modernization
What Tim Cook Did and Didn’t Disclose About the Apple Watch
When it comes to the iPhone, Apple often can’t wait to tell the world how popular its new models are, but it’s a different story with the Apple Watch.
Digital Government
Here's How You Hack a Military Drone
Research studies on drone vulnerabilities published in recent years essentially provided hackers a how-to guide, an Israeli researcher says.
Modernization
Video: This Stick Crams a Windows PC Into the Palm of Your Hand
Great things come in small packages.
Digital Government
GSA to Host Data-Infused Hackathon
Participants will be tasked with designing innovative tools to improve data collection at GSA and other agencies.
Emerging Tech
Super Strong Mini Robots Can Haul Up to 2,000 Times Their Weight
These tiny robots' feats of strength are equivalent to a human dragging a blue whale across land.
Digital Government
What Good Is a Video You Can't See?
Police body cameras are meant to be a tool of public accountability. But even experts can't agree on how to make sure that happens.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Often Lack Strong Authentication and it’s a Big Problem
Agencies reported nearly 70,000 cyberincidents in fiscal 2014, a 15 percent bump up from the previous year.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want a Few Good Hackers to Help Bring Congress into the 21st Century
Next week, Hack4Congress will bring together a wide array of participants to help solve challenges that could make Congress function more efficiently.
Digital Government
3-D Microscope Uses Virtual Reality to Let You Explore a Molecule
Nanotronics Imaging has created a new system, called nVisible, that lets anyone walk through a three-dimensional, digital visualization of a microscopic landscape, using a virtual reality headset.
Emerging Tech
Innovation in Federal IT? Sorry, Not in the Budget This Year
A new survey, not surprisingly, finds “budget limitations” are the top barrier to new IT adoption.
Digital Government
Video: Democratizing Data
How the open data revolution is really a part of something larger.
Modernization
The Unbelievable Power of Amazon's Cloud
The company's Web Services—which undergird Netflix, Healthcare.gov, and Spotify—might be the single most important piece of technology to the modern tech boom.
Digital Government