Emerging Tech
How the 'Internet of Things' Will Replace the Web
It will become more central to society than the Internet as we know it today.
Emerging Tech
China Is Now the Third Country to Successfully 'Soft Land' on the Moon
The Chang’e-3, an unmanned spacecraft carrying a lunar rover that will carry out experiments and collect geological samples, left earth about two weeks ago.
Emerging Tech
Imagining the U.S. Supreme Court Covered in Solar Panels
Project maps the potential for installing solar power on every square meter of every roof in certain locales.
Emerging Tech
The New Armor That Lets You Sense Surveillance Cameras
The spaulder gives a creepy little tap on the shoulder when it sense infrared light.
Digital Government
Battle Heats Up Over HealthCare.gov Paper Trail
Contractor agrees to hand over docs to lawmakers despite agency objections.
Digital Government
IT Reform Stripped From Defense Bill
Lawmakers predict a stand-alone version of the bill will pass both chambers in 2014.
Digital Government
This Group Could Make (or Break?) FOIA Reform
A new advisory committee could be a boon for requesters -- if agencies play ball.
Emerging Tech
International Space Station Suffers Malfunction
There's no immediate threat to astronauts in orbit.
Digital Government
Issa Charges Sebelius with Criminal Obstruction of HealthCare.gov Investigation
The House oversight chairman says the government can’t bar contractors from cooperating with his investigation.
Emerging Tech
Far More People Sought Copies of Health Law Than Enrolled in Plans Online
Obamacare law is the most viewed document ever posted online by the Government Printing Office.
Emerging Tech
Outsourcing the Small Stuff, Too
Agencies enlist the masses and giants to pitch in on digital projects.
Digital Government
Only 137,000 People Got Insurance Through HealthCare.gov Last Month
While 365,000 Americans selected new plans under the Affordable Care Act during October and November, most were through state exchanges.
Modernization
Phone Apps Help Government, Others Counter Violence Against Women
The military is considering an app to help reduce sexual assault on bases.
Emerging Tech
This 6-Year-Old Wants to Be an Astronaut, So He's Petitioning the White House to Save NASA
Connor Johnson started by donating his allowance to the cause. Then he decided to do more.
Emerging Tech
Could a $500 Gadget Have Prevented the Metro-North Tragedy?
Some want to see broader use of technology to control train speed.
Emerging Tech
Reagan Administration Emails Were the Dawn of Digital Transparency
The NSC's early email system expanded to the rest of the White House in 1986.
Digital Government
What the First Income Taxes Tell Us About HealthCare.gov
A Q-and-A with tax policy professor Joseph Thorndike.
Cybersecurity
DARPA Plugs Contest for Watson-like System to Deflect Hackers
Cyber Grand Challenge winners will take home $2 million to create an unmanned hacker-stopper.
Digital Government