Modernization
Apple Wants You to Run Your Home from Your iPhone
This new system will allow users to control their lights, appliances, and security systems right from their iOS device
Digital Government
Video: The US Forest Service's Laboratory of Fire
At the Fire Lab in Missoula, Montana, researchers reverse-engineer spreading fires.
Emerging Tech
Self-Driving Cars are Hitting California Roads (for Testing) This September
California has become one of the first states to create working regulations for autonomous vehicles on public roads.
Emerging Tech
America Just Launched a Rocket on a Secret Mission Into Space
An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, equipped with a "classified satellite" for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Modernization
House Votes to Halt Obama's Plan to Give Up Internet Authority
Republicans fear Russia or China could gain new influence over the Internet.
Emerging Tech
NASA Has a New Plan to Save Its Zombie Spaceship
A long-lost spaceship may still have some life left in it—if a California company can figure out how to talk to it.
Digital Government
Data.gov Turns Five
The public repository for government data sets is nimble because it’s had to be.
Modernization
Connected Cars Face One Big Problem: Staying Connected
As anyone who has ever driven through a mountainous region or remote stretch will know, it can be hard catching a signal strong enough to even make a phone call.
Modernization
Feds Could Save $20 Billion With Better IT Infrastructure Initiatives, Study Finds
Network capabilities remain a major hurdle.
Emerging Tech
Come on Feel the Data (And Smell It)
Digital interaction will engage all of our senses simultaneously, including smell and taste.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Often Don’t Answer Questions They Get Via Social Media, Survey Finds
But the platforms are only growing and government should adapt.
Digital Government
The Trick That Makes Google's Self-Driving Cars Work
Google is engaging in unprecedented, massive, ongoing data collection to transform intractable problems into solvable chores.
Emerging Tech
We're Now Putting Ads on the Moon
A beverage company is soon to put some sports drink on the lunar surface.
Digital Government
What Happens if a Drone Gets Sucked Into a Passenger Jet Engine
Last week’s near-collision between a hobby drone and a passenger aircraft portends what could happen as the sky gets a lot more crowded.
Emerging Tech
Get to Mars by Selling All Your Earthly Possessions
Elon Musk wants a ticket to Mars to cost $500,000. For those left behind, he'll have a cheap electric car for you.
Emerging Tech
What's Going to Happen to the International Space Station?
Russia plans to kick Americans off the station after 2020, four years earlier than the space mission's intended end.
Digital Government
It’s Hard to Ban GPS Stations in Russia That Don’t Exist
Many media outlets seem to be confusing the Global Positioning System with a NOAA system for monitoring earthquake activity.
Digital Government