Emerging Tech
Martha Dorris Moves Positions at GSA
The longtime fed will become the director of GSA’s Office of Strategic Programs within GSA’s Office of Integrated Technology Services.
Digital Government
Video: The Impact of Data-Driven, Evidence-Based Government
Government is beginning to wake up to the data revolution.
Emerging Tech
Tech Giants Team Up to Unleash NOAA’s Data
NOAA will partner with major cloud computing providers to explore ways the agency might better unleash its vast environmental data stores for the public good.
Emerging Tech
Two Shape-Shifting Robots Now Stranded for Eternity Inside Fukushima’s Radioactive Ruins
The robots were sent into the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear reactor to assess the damage.
Digital Government
Google Joins the Search for the Loch Ness Monster
Now anyone with an Internet connection can search for Nessie using Street View imaging of murky Scottish waters.
Digital Government
Few Americans Think Federal Open Data Programs Are Effective
Only 5 percent believe the federal government shares data effectively, according to a new survey from Pew.
Digital Government
Feds Heighten Scrutiny of TSA Screeners and Aviation Staff to Thwart Insider Threat
The prospective measures stem from a report the Department of Homeland Security requested after a former baggage handler last December allegedly helped smuggle loaded guns aboard a plane bound for New York City.
Digital Government
18F’s Hillary Hartley on Redesigning Government Services: Put the People First
As deputy executive director of GSA’s digital services team, Hillary Hartley’s job is to put customers at the forefront of any technology project.
Modernization
Video: How Do Noise-Canceling Headphones Work?
Electronically eliminating the sounds of your surroundings may be one way to finally get some work done.
Modernization
Video: John Oliver Is the Most Powerful Tech Lobbyist in the Country
The British TV host excoriated patent trolls on his show Sunday.
Emerging Tech
These 3 Steps Could Prevent 85 Percent of All Data Breaches
A great many cyber calamities are preventable through basic cybersecurity hygiene.
Emerging Tech
The Latest Disruptive Space Technology Is a Battery-Powered Rocket Engine
The Electron battery will be focused on lifting the new generation of miniature satellites weighing as little as 2 kg that some entrepreneurs say they will use to create the infrastructure for a global internet network.
Emerging Tech
Consumer Electronics Show Sets up Shop in Least Tech-Savvy Place on Earth: US Congress
Tech companies, from startups to heavyweights such as Google and LG, came to the Rayburn House Office to pitch their products to lawmakers.
Emerging Tech
A New Satellite for One of the Great U.S. Space Programs
Landsat 9 will launch in 2023, and promises the continuity of a critical, long-running database for imagery of the Earth's surface.
Digital Government
Video: Making An Impact With Open Data
Why government needs more tools to get open data to the people.
Digital Government
ACLU: Government Should Encourage Anonymous Browsing
In a statement, ACLU asserted that the two-year timeline is too slow, especially for sites used by inspectors general to collect reports about waste, fraud and abuse
Emerging Tech
Federal CIO Tony Scott Expects Some 'Resistance' on Federal IT Reform Law
Scott became the government’s top techie in February and it hasn’t taken long for him to realize things work very differently in government.
Emerging Tech