Emerging Tech
84 Senators Still Stand for the Tyranny of Paper
Filling campaign finance docs online would save government time and money.
Emerging Tech
Contest Aims to Make Proposed U.S. Laws Machine Readable Worldwide
The challenge is to align federal legislation with emerging international standards.
Modernization
Pentagon Buys Untested Mobile Security System for 300,000 Users
Contract did not require a past performance evaluation of vendors tapped to configure smartphones and tablets.
Digital Government
FDA Wants to Track its Social Media Reach
The proposed tool would let FDA know who’s responding to its programs and what they think.
Emerging Tech
You're an Astronaut on a Spacewalk — and Your Helmet Is Filling With Water
It's a space-based nightmare ... one that, this morning, actually happened.
Digital Government
White House Revamps Government Data Trove
The new Next.data.gov website, still in beta form, boasts better search and responsive design.
Emerging Tech
Chicago Police Got New Twitter Accounts. Will It Make a Difference?
A few social media norms the department should be prepared to address.
Emerging Tech
When Government Goes to Burning Man
Protecting the environment during the desert arts festival can be costly.
Digital Government
Are Microsoft's Government Search Days Numbered?
GSA considers new vendors for USASearch.
Emerging Tech
Forget 3D Printing—3D Subtraction Is Going to Arrive in Your Garage First
The simpler, older technology is already used at automated factories.
Digital Government
Competitive Video Gamers Can Now Get Visas to 'Work' in the U.S.
Immigration and Citizenship Services is granting gamers visas normally reserved for professional athletes.
Emerging Tech
3-D Printing Could Transform NASA
Using the technique to produce a fuel injector, officials cut costs by 70 percent.
Emerging Tech
Japanese Drones Hit Middle America in WWII
The unmanned bombing craft were supposed to spark forest fires in the West but mostly missed their marks.
Digital Government
Iris Recognition Specs for DHS Employee IDs Are No Longer Hypothetical
NIST has finalized guidelines for exchanging eye images between cameras and card readers.
Modernization
New App will Guide Visitors Around the Site of John Brown’s Famous Raid
Mobile apps already guide tourists at Gettysburg and Antietam.
Emerging Tech
Inside China’s Crazy Plan to Build the Longest, Most Expensive, Most Dangerous Underwater Tunnel on the Planet
The tunnel will be an estimated 76 miles long.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s Solution to NSA Spying? Typewriters
Russia uses the outdated technology for top-secret messages.
Emerging Tech
Rebooted Smokey’s Giving Bear Hugs
The updated Forest Service icon now embraces campers who avoid wildfires.
Emerging Tech
VA Spent $2 Million on Facebook Ads
One division spent heavily on the ads while others spent little or nothing.
Emerging Tech