Digital Government
Pentagon Dropped the Ball on Internet Upgrade, Audit Says
IT officials didn’t consider the migration to the next-generation IP system a high priority, auditors say.
Emerging Tech
Do Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Step Up Their Tech Game?
A new study examined the tools at the disposal of some 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. -- and the emerging tech they need to do their jobs better.
Emerging Tech
Robot Spiders Could Build the Next Generation of Objects in Space
One of the most difficult parts about constructing satellites, space stations or other orbiting objects is getting the materials into space.
Digital Government
MIT Scientists Design Bulletproof Armor Modeled on Fish Scales
A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.
Emerging Tech
Army Unveils Cloud Strategy
The Army's formal cloud strategy aligns with the Pentagon’s evolving policies.
Modernization
Feds Urged to Investigate YouTube App for Kids
In a complaint to FTC, consumer groups claim the YouTube ads are preying on children.
Digital Government
An Innovator in the Line of Fire -- Literally
She was shot in Central America and targeted by Islamic extremists in Afghanistan. But Alexis Bonnell’s toughest challenge so far? Navigating the federal government.
Modernization
The Chart That Shows How Everything Is Becoming a Computer
The Internet of everything has expanded beyond phones to smart cards, wearable devices and embedded sensors.
Artificial Intelligence
Teaching a Computer Not to Forget
One of the keys to unlocking artificial intelligence will be to figure out why biological brains are so good at remembering old skills—even when learning new things.
Digital Government
Building a Survivable, Exquisite, Expensive Unmanned Aircraft Misses the Point
The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike aircraft should be at the heart of a comprehensive debate about the future of unmanned technology.
Emerging Tech
Snowden: NSA Not (Specifically) Looking for Your Nude Photos
Americans are largely bored with conversations about surveillance reform. What about when it touches on their most intimate communications?
Digital Government
Infographic: Nanobot Surgery, Microchip Medical Records and 5 Other Medical Tech Breakthroughs
Coming soon: Microchip medical records
Emerging Tech
New FedRAMP, DHS Initiative Aims to Make it Easier for Feds to Access the Cloud
The overlay will serve as the “first step" in allowing agencies greater flexibility as they move to securely adopt cloud services.
Emerging Tech
The Limits of Technology in Fighting Ebola
As the outbreak continues, USAID and other agencies are still investing and prototyping new devices, often looking to the private sector and the general public for ideas.
Digital Government
TSA Just Handed a $15,000 Prize to Mystery Baggage Profilers
The agency-sponsored contest sought to figure out how to assess the threat-level of an individual passenger’s suitcase.
Digital Government
US Military to Deploy Robotic Ghost Ships This Fall
An autonomous sub-hunting ship passed an important technological milestone, and the oceans may never be the same.
Modernization
The Many Americans Who Only Use Smartphones to Go Online
One in five adults in the United States connects to the Internet without desktops or laptops.
Emerging Tech
Census' Tech Use Could Slash Cost of 2020 Count by Nearly Half
The only way Commerce can make good on its promise is through the intelligence use of technology, said CIO Steve Cooper.
Digital Government
Commerce's Chief Data Officer on Leading 'America's Data Agency'
Data guru Ian Kalin says he won't measure success in a “stereotypical bureaucratic fashion.”
Digital Government