Modernization
Is There an App for Arms Control?
The State Department’s offering $10,000 to find out.
Digital Government
NIH Bets Big Bucks on Big Data
The agency could spend nearly $100 million on complex data analysis in biomedical research.
Emerging Tech
Check Out This View of Earth From 900 Million Miles Away
NASA snapped a selfie from Saturn that reveals just how insignificant we are.
Modernization
'Phantom Downloads' Are Apple’s Latest App Store Headache in China
The mysterious downloads may be the work of an app-promotion company that gained access to user accounts.
Modernization
If You’ve Ever Wanted Your Phone and Your PC to Merge, This Millionaire Has a Deal for You
It’s time people stopped owning multiple computers, Mark Shuttleworth contends.
Digital Government
The Race to Manage Government Records Begins
Vendors invited to digitally present how they would help agencies digitally store records.
Emerging Tech
Three Things You Need to Understand About 3D Printing to Talk About it Intelligently
Customization is effectively free with 3D printing.
Digital Government
Twitter Can Tell Whether Your Community Is Happy or Not
The results of a study of 82 million tweets from 1,300 counties.
Emerging Tech
Why Does Jeff Bezos Care About Dredging Up Old Rocket Engines?
Bezo's company Blue Origin is working to send manned commercial vehicles into space.
Emerging Tech
3-D Printing Will Explode in 2014, Thanks to the Expiration of Key Patents
A huge drop in prices is predicted for some devices.
Digital Government
Now Fliers Can Keep Their Shoes On -- If They Let Big Brother Inspect Their Big Data
TSA this fall will open express screening once reserved for frequent international travelers to the entire American public.
Modernization
Private Equity Firm Buys Critical West Coast Data Center for $437.5 Million
The importance of this high-rise data center is rivaled only by two others in the world.
Digital Government
What Would the 'Exercise Pill' Mean?
The idea plays to our love of efficiency, spirit of entrepreneurship, and longing to install physicians and scientists as the new priests of the age.
Modernization
How the FCC Could Revolutionize Education and Put Computers in More Students' Hands
Restructuring the "E-rate" could vastly expand Internet access and give classrooms more digital tools.
Emerging Tech
Commentary: Leave Financial Crime Fighting to the Experts
Treasury is best equipped to lead the Global Illicit Financial Team.
Emerging Tech
Turns Out the CIA Really Is Trying to Control the Weather
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The Agency backed a $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate.
Emerging Tech
What Do George W. Bush and World Wrestling Have in Common?
Researchers used Wikipedia to examine the nature of all-digital collaboration.
Digital Government
Veterans Outreach Project to Spend $1 Million on Facebook Ads this Year
The Make the Connection campaign spent $2 million to lure Facebook followers last year.
Cybersecurity
This Is What a Destabilizing Cyberattack on Financial Markets Would Look Like
More than half of security exchanges have faced cyber attacks in the last year.
Digital Government