Emerging Tech
White House Makes It Easier to Sign We the People Petitions
Site no longer requires an account.
Digital Government
NASA Taps Citizen-Scientists to Find Novel Ways to Use Earth Science Datasets
The space agency hopes to get the public's help in figuring out innovative ways to use climate and Earth science datasets.
Emerging Tech
Supreme Court Says Aereo Is Illegal, but the Cloud Is Safe for Now
Company wanted to transmit broadcast TV over the Internet.
Digital Government
Why Americans, Like Europeans, Should Be Able to Scrub Their Online Search Results
Many people simply want the right to control their own online narrative.
Digital Government
Disputed $103 Million DHS Employee Smartcard Project Falls Behind
Government attorneys reject latest protest pitting HP against contract winner XTec.
Digital Government
State Dept. Bolsters Social Media Campaign Against ISIS, Al-Qaida, Others
English-language outreach pilot gets another six months.
Modernization
Navy and DISA Test Over-the-Air CAC Activation of Smartphones
Proving you are who you say you are on a Droid.
Emerging Tech
At This School, You Can Check Out Drones Like Library Books
Instead of a library card, you'll need training, a professor's endorsement, and a willingness to assume liability for accidents.
Digital Government
Lockheed Clinches $82.5 Million Sole-Source Cyber Range Deal
The defensewide system for simulating hacks depends on the contractor’s source code and expertise.
Emerging Tech
'Why-Fi' or 'Wiffy'? How Americans Pronounce Common Tech Terms
More than 30 percent of us say "meme" as "me-me" ... and other findings from a new survey.
Emerging Tech
HHS Wants to Send Desktops to the Cloud, Expects Other Agencies to Follow
Please send your proposal as a PDF.
Digital Government
London’s Pervasive Surveillance Can Now Help You Find a Bus Seat
The local transit authority, is testing a system that will inform passengers before they climb the treacherous stairs whether the effort is worthwhile.
Emerging Tech
Safer Roads or Stronger Wi-Fi?
Limited spectrum has connected-car advocates at odds with expanded-Wi-Fi supporters.
Emerging Tech
Government Emails Have Been Disappearing for as Long as…
Every administration that’s used email has lost emails requested by investigators.
Emerging Tech
NASA Is Building a Tiny Mothership to Explore Distant Lunar Oceans
In a new approach to planetary science, a small satellite would rain even smaller satellites on Jupiter's moon.
Emerging Tech
Obama Met a Giant, Talking Robot Giraffe at the White House Today
The robotic animal that speaks with a British accent and can carry 30 people is just one oddity in a giraffe-centric news cycle this week.
Emerging Tech
A Bill to Ban Internet 'Fast Lanes' Won't Pass. But Here's Why It Still Matters.
The FCC faces increasing pressure to ban paid prioritization of Internet traffic.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What Cyberspace Looks Like
Google Earth and Oculus Rift are mapping out a realm that has no geography.
Emerging Tech