Emerging Tech

Ex-Officer Wants @CIA to Stop With the Jokes

Former Central Intelligence Agency officer and current national security analyst Bob Baer isn't keeping his distaste for the CIA's social media strategy confidential.

Digital Government

Obama Wants Drones to Be Part of Border Migration Solution

Proposed emergency funding contains $39 million for aerial surveillance, including unmanned aircraft operations.

Emerging Tech

NASA's Zombie Spacecraft Learns to Fire Its Engines

As the presumed-dead probe hurtles toward Earth, the deadline for saving it looms.

Emerging Tech

Do You Want To Pay for USPS Shipping With Cash Or Bitcoin?

An agency inspector is polling citizens for an upcoming audit of potential “innovative payment methods” for letters and parcels.

Emerging Tech

A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards

DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.

Emerging Tech

Winner of Silk Road Bitcoin Auction Reveals His Identity

Tim Draper has invested in Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Theranos, Athenahealth, Solar City, and Box.

Emerging Tech

The National Security Argument for Spending More on Conferences, Travel

As the U.S. loses its science and tech superiority, the military must look elsewhere.

Emerging Tech

The 'Internet of Things' May Not Always Need an Internet Connection

'Smart' objects only need to be so smart.

Emerging Tech

The AP’s Newest Business Reporter Is an Algorithm

Earnings reports will be written by robots.

Emerging Tech

ISIS Opponents Take Aim at Its Online Presence

Groups as different as Anonymous and the U.S. government are taking the fight to ISIS on the Internet.

Digital Government

We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department

The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.

Emerging Tech

Everything We Know About Facebook's Secret Mood Manipulation Experiment

It was probably legal. But was it ethical?

Emerging Tech

New Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits

Late 2015, DHS will deploy biometric tech to track visa overstays at a major U.S. airport.

Modernization

The Long-Awaited Switch to Android-First App Development Hasn’t Happened Yet

Most promising app startups with venture capital investments are either building apps for iOS and Android simultaneously or are still iOS-only.