Cybersecurity
A Breakthrough in Cryptography Could Thwart a Favorite Attack of Hackers
A team of researchers have created a method for encrypting software and running it in that encrypted state.
Modernization
Thailand’s Bitcoin Ban Is Not Quite What it Seems
The country's the central bank did not ban Bitcoin outright.
Emerging Tech
The Billion-Dollar Technology That May or May Not Prevent the Next Big Train Crash
Positive Train Control is coming to a railroad near you — but perhaps not as soon as the government wants.
Emerging Tech
Look Who’s Monitoring Social Media Now
The Secret Service wants to gather intelligence from Twitter and Facebook.
Modernization
More People Are Talking to the Government on Mobile Devices
Satisfaction with federal websites is flat.
Digital Government
Intelligence Community Eyes Superconductor Computers
Its goal is to cut unmanageable power demands and boost performance.
Digital Government
Local Anti-Drone Activism Begins: 'If They Fly in Town, We Will Shoot Them Down'
Will surveillance-state opponents start to fight at the municipal level, as anti-nuclear activists did in the 1970s and 1980s?
Emerging Tech
The IT Dashboard: Not Exactly Transparent
The transparency site’s big promises aren’t holding up in the light of day.
Digital Government
DHS Ups Its Big Data Game, Asks Vendors What They've Got
The agency wants presentations on new products.
Emerging Tech
The Materials Breakthrough That Might Lead to Computers Thousands of Times Faster
New research may have found an alternative to silicon.
Emerging Tech
Sequester Budget Cuts Imperil America’s Fledgling Private Space Industry
Several companies are competing to build a replacement for the Space Shuttle.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Newest Space Telescope Sends Back Its First Images of the Sun, and They're Gorgeous
Early evidence suggests that IRIS is going to be a feast for those who love pretty pictures of space.
Digital Government
The Data Economy Is Much, Much Bigger Than You (and the Government) Think
The official statistics are wrong about the App Economy.
Digital Government
How to Hack the System to Change Government
Jennifer Pahlka, government’s new deputy CTO, on pushing innovation in the federal context.
Digital Government
People Are Reading Fewer Marketing Emails Thanks to Gmail's New Inbox
The inbox automatically separates emails into several categories.
Emerging Tech
This Tiny Blue Dot on Mars Is Our Rover
The Mars Reconaissance Orbiter spots Curiosity down on the surface
Digital Government
Feds Can Watch You on Social Media, But They're Supposed To Tell You About It
Transparency is key, new guidance says.
Emerging Tech
Robotic Farm Workers Won’t Improve Food Prices or Labor Costs
A mixture of economics, technology and politics is making the push for shiny farm hands on wheels.
Emerging Tech
Who Is to Blame for Detroit’s Bankruptcy—China? Or Robots?
While Detroit's financial troubles have many causes, some may affect the city more than others.
Emerging Tech