Digital Government
Federal Tech Funding Dips Slightly in Obama’s Fiscal 2015 Request
VanRoekel touts a 'one-government, outside-looking-in approach' to federal IT.
Emerging Tech
What NASA Wants to Do With Its 2015 Budget
Significant things requested funding could make possible.
Modernization
Facebook’s Drones Could Bring Internet to the Developing World—and Stick it to Mobile Carriers
Facebook is in talks to buy a drone company Titan Aerospace, which is developing autonomous solar-powered aircraft.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What Government Is Thunderclapping About
Feds launch crowd-tweeting campaigns around AIDS awareness and sober driving.
Digital Government
Here’s an Idea for a Digital Currency That Actually Solves a Problem, Unlike Bitcoin
Nobel economist Robert Shiller has an idea to use big data to make money a more perfect expression of value.
Emerging Tech
A World of Water, Seen From Space
Space agencies across the planet launch the most ambitious plan yet to understand how the world's water works.
Digital Government
DARPA Chip Aims to Secure Electronics Throughout the Supply Chain
It aims to solve the long-standing problem of forged electronic parts.
Emerging Tech
What to Do When Your Space Helmet Fills With Water
How NASA narrowly averted a tragedy.
Digital Government
DHS Awards XTec Contested $103 Million Biometric ID Contract
After the company protested the original award to HP Enterprise Services the department reassessed all technology proposals.
Emerging Tech
FDA Wants to Monitor Social Media Chatter About Product Risks
Blog and social media buzz monitoring could help the agency better communicate drug risks.
Emerging Tech
The Curious Case of the Obamacare Doge
Why did an HHS tweet get hundreds of favorites but mostly negative comments?
Emerging Tech
Meet the $4.25 Billion Asset Manager That Took a Bath on Bitcoin
The company reported a $3.7 million unrealized loss on their holdings in the virtual currency.
Emerging Tech
The Internet of Trash Bins Is Here and It’s More Awesome Than It Sounds
Sensors help trash collectors plan more efficient routes.
Emerging Tech
Are Conflicting Priorities Making Your Job Harder?
We want to know the toughest challenges you’ve faced in federal technology.
Emerging Tech
How Canada Plans to Fuel Its Economy With Data
The country is investing $3 million in a program to get government and private data into the right hands.
Modernization
Boeing Enters the Super-Secure Smartphone Market With a Focus on Hardware
The Black looks and functions like a generic Android device but doubles as a classified information system capable of scanning for intrusions.
Digital Government
U.S. Border Drones Need 'Further Refined' Privacy Policies, DHS Chief Says
But security is still Jeh Johnson's priority, the department's new secretary tells Congress.
Emerging Tech
House-Passed IT Reform Bill Expands Single CIO Mandate to DoD
The revised bill also pares back a proposal for a governmentwide contract consulting center.
Emerging Tech
House Passes Bill to Put More FOIA Processing Online
The legislation would also require agencies to publish documents requested three times or more.
Modernization