Emerging Tech
FAA grounds all 787 Dreamliners operated by U.S. carriers
Agency expects international regulators to take action.
Emerging Tech
NASA contracted with 787 battery supplier for space station batteries
Agency plans to start using lithium ion batteries on the space station in 2017.
Emerging Tech
New tactics emerge on We the People
Some White House petitioners may not be interested in an official response.
Emerging Tech
Innovation fellows help you navigate the federal Web
New tool will alert dot-gov visitors to related government sites.
Emerging Tech
White House raises We the People response threshold to 100,000 signatures
Only a handful of petitions have crossed the new threshold.
Emerging Tech
Japan's largest airline just grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Another emergency landing for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner grounds the planes.
Emerging Tech
What the NRA should fear most from government action: Research
Tasking the CDC with a scientific study of gun violence would be enlightening.
Emerging Tech
When We the People talk it’s not always pretty
Experts respond to secession petitions.
Emerging Tech
The end of labor: How to protect workers From the rise of robots
Technology used to make us better at our jobs. Now it's making many of us obsolete, as the share of income going to workers is crashing, all over the world. What do we do now?
Digital Government
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wants a gun-owner fingerprint database
The database would be created as a part of a comprehensive package of proposals to curb gun violence.
Digital Government
DARPA eyes pop-up deep sea sensors
Systems could lie dormant on the bottom of the ocean for years until activated.
Modernization
Why Amtrak's new Wi-Fi upgrade won't fix Amtrak's terrible Wi-Fi
The best commuters can hope for is very fast internet only occasionally.
Emerging Tech
White House says no deal to secession petitioners
The administration also won’t build a Star Wars-style Death Star.
Modernization
FBI posts Google map of bank heist photos so locals can finger the perps
The new website is aimed at deterring robberies and curbing gun violence, feds say.
Emerging Tech
FAA orders review of all Boeing 787 Dreamliners
The safety review of the plane comes after two more dangerous incidents raised concerns about their integrity.
Digital Government
NIH to appoint chief data official
The associate director for data science would be one of few top data officers in government.
Emerging Tech
A tale of 2 strategies: The Twitter genius of Chuck Grassley and Cory Booker
Two of the most successful politicians on social media have different approaches for how they talk to voters.
Emerging Tech
Astronomers discover a planet almost identical to Earth
Planet is roughly 50 percent larger than Earth and orbits a star that closely resembles our own sun.
Emerging Tech