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
Ebola Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective
Two experimental trials bode well for gaining control of the hemorrhagic viral disease.
Emerging Tech
What NASA's 3-D-Printed Space Wrench Says About Government Innovation
NASA’s success in on-demand manufacturing could pave the way for other federal agencies.
Digital Government
This Duck Drone Could Spy on Enemy Subs
But building a flying-and-swimming robot is harder than nature makes it look.
Emerging Tech
Google's Next-Gen Robots Could Have Personalities
Google’s patent details a cloud-based system where a personality could be downloaded to a robot, in the same way one might download an app.
Modernization
The Amazon Button Isn't an April Fools' Joke
Designed to correlate with specific products around your house, it's basically a physical manifestation of the one-click-to-buy feature on Amazon's site.
Digital Government
18F Wants to Make More Dot-Govs Accessible to People with Disabilities
Many federal websites aren't designed for the visually and hearing impaired. 18F is trying to change that.
Emerging Tech
Clinton’s Email Excuse Doesn’t Add Up
All it took was four released emails to poke major holes in Clinton’s email excuse that she didn't want to carry several devices.
Digital Government
Infographic: Manage the Surge in Unstructured Data
To figure out the best way to deal with the coming data surge, check out this infographic.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon Personnel Now Talking on 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones
The Defense Department has rolled out supersecret smartphones for work and maybe play, made by anti-government-surveillance firm Silent Circle,
Cybersecurity
GitHub Battles Its Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
The code repository is used by several federal groups, including the White House.
Emerging Tech
BYOD to the Pentagon? Pilot to Begin This Summer
One of the government’s most risk-averse agencies is making plans for a BYOD pilot program this summer.
Digital Government
Senate to Investigate White House Role in Google's Antitrust Victory
FTC accidentally disclosed documents that are raising new questions about its decision not to sue Google in 2013.
Emerging Tech