Emerging Tech
Peace Corps Sees Record Interest After Simplified Application Goes Online
Old application involved 60 printed pages and took as long as eight hours to complete.
Emerging Tech
Why Robots Could Be Awesome Whistleblowers
Workers don't want to be replaced by algorithms or machines. But when it comes to the risky act of exposing corporate wrongdoing, perhaps they could be our friends.
Emerging Tech
The Next Step in Securing the Border: Fido and a Smart-Sensor Collar
Wearable devices are gaining root in protecting U.S. borders.
Cybersecurity
Do We Really Need More Cyber Awareness or Should We Put the Robots in Charge?
Maybe the answer is making robots responsible for fighting hackers.
Emerging Tech
Yes, Sunbathers, That's a Government-Commissioned Drone Above You
Small Coast Guard robot planes would be deployed for public-safety missions.
Emerging Tech
US Needs a New Robotics Agency or the Machine Overlords Will Win … Or Something
Much is lost in the current patchwork approach, Ryan Calo argues.
Cybersecurity
Should Feds Be Afraid of a Popular Chinese Chat App?
WeChat’s U.S. footprint is increasing, despite allegations of spyware.
Digital Government
Dallas Ebola Patient Sent Home Because of Electronic Health Record Snag
Blame the robots, not the humans.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Retools Secret Research Guidelines
The new guidelines are unlikely to appease privacy advocates, who argue users should consent to experiments.
Emerging Tech
Here’s How the Incoming USAID Tech Guru Plans to Fight Ebola
Ruggedized tablets, belt-worn printers and a high-tech alternative to stifling protective suits among the ideas.
Modernization
There’s a Good Chance You’re Reading This on a Damaged Mobile Device
Forty-eight percent of smartphone users report they are currently using a damaged device.
Emerging Tech
Video: What Crazy Tech Idea Could Become Real?
Thought-based communication? It could happen.
Emerging Tech
Why a Refrigerator-Sized Spacecraft Could be Humanity’s Best Hope Against Solar Storms
A refrigerator-sized spacecraft will give scientists advance notice of a solar storm affecting Earth.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Don’t Rule Out Organic Kitty Litter as Culprit in Nuclear Waste Radiation Leak
DOE IG says Los Alamos Lab did not assess chemical incompatibility problems.
Emerging Tech
US Is Saving Nukes So It Can Blow Up Asteroids
The government isn't destroying older bombs on schedule, because it might need them for "planetary defense."
Emerging Tech
NOAA Taps New Head for Satellite Programs
Chief among new NOAA satellite guru’s priorities will be overseeing two new programs worth a collective $20 billion
Modernization
No More Selfie Elbow? Drones Could Soon Be Snapping Your Self Portraits
This device, now in development, introduces a new way to use drones.
Digital Government
MAP: Just How Big is the World’s Largest Marine Reserve?
From Esri, the map illustrates the expansion of protected areas in the Pacific Ocean.
Digital Government