Emerging Tech
Better 3D-Printed Guns Will Not Wait for Congress — or the NRA
Defense Distributed is looking to provide blueprints for firearms that can be created with 3D printers.
Emerging Tech
Coolest Thing About Learning to Code Is Getting a Job
Code.org has released a promotional video filled with celebrities saying: learn code and you too can work in a hip Silicon Valley office.
Emerging Tech
Government Map Site to Get Springtime Upgrade
Revamped Geoplatform.gov will include mapping communities and allow agencies to host their mapping applications on the site.
Emerging Tech
Sequestration Could Hurt Research on New Data Analysis Tools
White House wants to make results of studies more available to the public.
Digital Government
Big Data Is Leading Scientists to Ask Bigger Questions
Scientists often need to interpret much larger data sets to drive discoveries.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Nuclear Lab Ready to Shelve Costly Facility Plan
The laboratory would instead permanently parcel out work to an array of smaller buildings.
Digital Government
Can America code its way to more factories?
Software is eating manufacturing right in front of us.
Emerging Tech
White House Will Respond to Petition to Re-legalize Unlocking Cellphones
Petitioners are also sounding off about the Pentagon’s decision to give medals to drone pilots.
Emerging Tech
Google Will Finally Release a Device Apple Doesn't Make: A Touchscreen Laptop
The machine will be powered by the Chrome operating system.
Digital Government
Astronauts on the ISS Have Trouble With Work-Life Balance, Too
The good news: Even astronauts feel like they don't have enough time. The bad: Even astronauts feel like they don't have enough time.
Modernization
'Bring Your Own Bandwidth' Means a Future of Ultra-Cheap Calls
Republic Wireless is selling a phone that will carry out all of its functions over WiFi.
Digital Government
Is the CDC Wrong to Endorse Tamiflu?
The people clearly proven to be benefitting from the flu medication are its manufacturers.
Modernization
How to Avoid Getting Spear-Phished by China's Hackers Who Cracked Apple
Chinese hackers have used the spear-phishing tactic on everyone from the Defense Department to Facebook.
Emerging Tech
GSA Releases Guidelines to Measure Social Media Impact
Agency also unveils an open data stream of all government social media posts.
Digital Government
No Existing Technology Can Ensure Drone Safety, GAO Official Says
Unmanned aircraft operations need more spectrum, could be hit by GPS jamming.
Emerging Tech
Like a Swarm of Lethal Bugs: The Most Terrifying Drone Video Yet
An Air Force simulation says researchers are at work on killer robots so tiny that a group of them could blend into a cityscape.
Digital Government
Why Some Scientists Aren't Happy About Obama's $3 Billion Brain Research Plan
Researchers say the project lacks clear goals and gobbles up money that could've gone to better studies.
Emerging Tech
NASA Lost Communications With the International Space Station
A scary break in communications between NASA on the ground and NASA in space comes during a routine software update. All on board are doing well.
Emerging Tech
We the People (of the World)
Azerbaijanis make a strong showing on the White House’s increasingly international petition site.
Digital Government