Emerging Tech
Watchdogs give multi-agency FOIA portal a thumbs up
Module could save $200 million over five years if adopted governmentwide.
Emerging Tech
Video: Clay Shirky on how the Internet will (one day) transform government
Why we should both temper -- and embrace -- our optimism about the digital world
Digital Government
Contractor: Configuration issues skewed tests of battlefield radio
Noisy environment and ergonomics issues also led to poor grades, company says.
Emerging Tech
TSA awards contract for explosives detection systems
Acquisition program has $550M revenue potential for L-3.
Cybersecurity
Toy drone duel outwits FAA, but not hackers
Stunt with store-bought robotic helicopters teaches a lesson in cybersecurity and inadequate airspace regulations.
Emerging Tech
This house consumes less net energy than an urban studio
Meet the federal government's four-bed, three-bath, two-car garage, 2,700-square foot suburban net-zero home.
Digital Government
Video: Google takes street view into the oceans
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!
Cybersecurity
Feds, Ahmadinejad security detail at UN face communication issues
Smartphone apps providing temporary secure lines of communications may solve trust and compatibility problems at future high-profile events.
Digital Government
Meet Mira, the supercomputer that makes universes
Next month, one of the world's fastest supercomputers will run the largest, most complex universe simulation ever attempted.
Emerging Tech
China will deploy drones for maritime surveillance
Notice comes amid a territorial dispute with Japan.
Emerging Tech
Space is the new frontier of the 2012 presidential campaign
A Romney presidency, the candidate says, would "rebuild NASA" without more funding.
Digital Government
China's first aircraft carrier won't carry aircraft yet
The carrier has been in sea trials since last August, and in the near future will be used mostly for research and training.
Emerging Tech
Law enforcement UAV wanted in Fort Jackson, S.C.
Tender comes as drones have been cleared in U.S. skies.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers offer Internet radio legislation
Bill would require the same standard for setting rates for paying performers as it does for satellite and radio.
Emerging Tech
Agencies likely to miss network upgrade deadline
It’s the second time departments fail to meet IPv6 target.
Digital Government
Video: NASA satellites capture the ground impact of droughts, from 2002 to today
Ten years' worth of Earth's wetness and aridity, as observed from space
Emerging Tech
TSA pays $245 million for smaller, faster body scanners
L-3 Communications, American Science and Engineering, and Smiths score contracts.
Emerging Tech
Technology could identify soldiers intent on suicide or murder
DARPA program aims to detect individuals unfit for combat.
Digital Government
Appeals court skeptical of Obama secrecy around drone killings
American Civil Liberties Union case plays out.
Emerging Tech