Emerging Tech
NASA's Mission to Find Earth-Like Planets Might Be Over
Two of the wheels that control the direction in which the spacecraft points are broken.
Digital Government
This Stem-Cell Cloning Breakthrough Is Going to Revive the Same Old Debate
Researchers in Oregon are creating perfectly matched human tissues through the process of cell cloning.
Digital Government
Here’s a Sign Mass-Market Drones Are About to Take Off: Google Just Invested in Their Future
The tech company's venture-capital arm believes non-lethal uses for drones are spreading.
Cybersecurity
There Are 12.5 Unprotected Versions of the Average American’s Personal Information on the Web
Safe Shepherd is a company that searches the web for all the public records available on its clients.
Digital Government
How Drug Companies Keep Medicine Out of Reach
The promise of delinking research and development from the actual manufacture of drugs, and why the pharmaceutical industry rejects an idea that could turn neglected diseases into profit.
Emerging Tech
Dot-govs Dip Below 1,000
That’s down from about 1,500 when the White House launched a consolidation initiative in 2011.
Emerging Tech
The Story of an Open Document
Here's how the White House open data policy came together.
Modernization
Freedom: BlackBerry's BBM Is Coming to the iPhone
The new app will have voice and screen sharing options.
Modernization
Feds Release Source Code for Dozens of Government Apps
Agency developers could use the code to create new apps or suggest changes to existing apps.
Digital Government
Commentary: If Drones Are Illegal, Then Only Criminals Will Use Them
Drones may be used to replace "mules" in the drug business.
Emerging Tech
A New One-Stop Shop for State-Level Mobile Apps
The apps catalog includes more than 160 apps built by state governments.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: How Defense Distributed Already Upended the World
Company claims that the idea is out there and online sharing will do the rest.
Emerging Tech
Astronauts at the International Space Station Successfully Fixed Leaky Pump
The impromptu five-hour mission was completed ahead of schedule.
Emerging Tech
How YouTube Can Make Your Congressional Hearing a Hit
Benghazi hearing draws crowds as first legislative live stream on the video sharing site.
Emerging Tech
CDC Wants Trainees to 'Temporarily Forget' Exercises Aren't Real
Virtual simulations can be an 'emotional vaccine' for staff before they go out in the field.
Emerging Tech
The Space Station is Leaking Vital Fluid
The leak isn't putting the astronauts in any immediate danger, officials say.
Emerging Tech
How One Agency Juggles Rising Energy Bills With Shrinking Budgets
The Coast Guard is using innovative financing to upgrade facilities.
Digital Government