Digital Government
Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency
The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.
Digital Government
The Data Act Is About to Shake Up Federal Operations
Following House passage late Monday, the bill that will require uniform spending data across the government heads to Obama for signature.
Emerging Tech
First Instrument Deemed Ready for NOAA’s Next-Gen Polar Orbiting Satellite
Its timely completion bodes well for the agency's $11 billion program to replace vital weather-monitoring spacecraft.
Emerging Tech
Why Driverless Cars Don't Require a Bunch of New Laws
A new report says the right regulatory framework may be closer than it appears.
Emerging Tech
GSA Wants Contractors to Sign on the Digital Line
The General Services Administration plans to award an agencywide digital signature contract in 2015.
Emerging Tech
The Forever Battery, Brought to You by Old-School Silicon Valley Technologists
A startup has invented an energy storage device that could take an entire neighborhood off the grid.
Emerging Tech
Is Space the Key to Bitcoin's Future?
A satellite-based plan to broadcast bitcoin data could make the digital currency safer and more accessible, advocates say.
Digital Government
Video: Nanorobots That Hide in Your Blood Like Viruses Could Someday Fight Cancer
The new technology builds structural hangers out of genetic code to attach a fatty covering to the nanodevice.
Digital Government
GSA's Bev Godwin to Retire
The director of GSA’s Federal Citizen Information Center has been a champion of technology innovation.
Emerging Tech
Why Crowdfunding Is Set to Explode in Size Over the Next Few Years
The crowdsourcing market could hit around $17 billion globally by 2015, report predicts.
Emerging Tech
The RFP for the U-2 Spy Plane Was Just Two Pages Long
The acquisition shows how government contracting has changed and stayed the same.
Emerging Tech
How Going to Space Can Mess With Astronauts' Brains
A new study finds that deep-space travel could warp reaction time.
Emerging Tech
The Brutal Bust in Next-Generation Biofuels in One Chart
The U.S. government finally gets it: We won't be powering our cars with corncobs any time soon.
Modernization
What the Shift to Mobile Means for Blind News Consumers
The Internet is becoming more accessible, but it's mostly by accident.
Digital Government
Feds Tap Data Surveillance Firm for Money Laundering Investigations
The five-year sole source contract with Palantir will support Justice, Treasury and Homeland Security.
Emerging Tech
Watch Live: NASA Astronauts Take a Spacewalk to Repair the ISS
Astronauts Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio will install a backup computer on the exterior of the International Space Station.
Emerging Tech
How Google Is Helping Warren Buffett Go Green
The search giant makes a big wind energy buy from Buffett's MidAmerican Energy.
Emerging Tech
Buying Facebook Ads Could be a Bad Call for Agencies
Departments should focus more on mission and less on marketing, GSA says.
Emerging Tech
The Supreme Court Doesn't Like This New TV Streaming Website, but Is It Illegal?
The justices mull the fate of Aero.
Emerging Tech