Digital Government

State can’t track drone exports

Incomplete database risks releasing sensitive technology to adversaries.

Emerging Tech

Coalition launched to oppose Internet sales tax legislation

Online business are forming group to counter lobbying efforts.

Emerging Tech

Does the Federal CIO Shop Need Bold Vision or Implementation?

VanRoekel didn’t just stick with his predecessor’s plan, he added his own initiatives.

Modernization

All the latest from Apple's big iPhone event

The bigger iPhone 5, prettier iTunes, and better iPods

Emerging Tech

Why pilots can use iPads and you can't

The FAA has given American Airlines pilots permission to use iPads during all phases of flight

Emerging Tech

Video: Marine Corps brings back the cavalry with DARPA's 'robot horse'

The Legged Squad Support System is intended to act like a pack mule and think like a trained animal.

Emerging Tech

Swabbing and hoping: How NASA keeps germs from colonizing Mars

The agency tries to keep humans from inadvertently populating other planets.

Digital Government

A continental network to monitor how we're trashing the environment

The National Ecological Observatory Network will feature dozens of monitoring stations to document land use patterns and ecosystem changes.

Emerging Tech

Amid partisanship, everyone agrees: ARPA-E Is a fascinating experiment

New technologies are being funded, including energy projects.

Emerging Tech

This Is the clearest photo of Mars yet

Photos have not revealed any water or signs of life.

Emerging Tech

Get ready for computers worldwide to automatically smother cyber strikes

‘Cyber ecosystem’ could mimic dynamics of the human immune system to isolate and contain threats robotically.

Modernization

Don't expect to use a gadget during takeoff and landing anytime soon

Industry experts say it does not make sense for airlines to change the rules now.

Emerging Tech

Brain scans could help measure effectiveness of behavioral therapy

Findings suggest combat victims could be directed to more effective treatments.

Emerging Tech

Video: NASA satellite captures first glimpse of Curiosity's tracks from Martian orbit

The little rover is on the go, and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was there to document it.

Digital Government

How Google builds its maps—and what it means for the future of everything

An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps.

Emerging Tech

Democratic lawmakers praise Internet freedom platform

Democratic lawmakers are praising language in their newly approved party platform that calls for protections for an open and free Internet.

Emerging Tech

NASA helps hatch robots for drilling oil

Mars rover may have something to teach the evolving oil industry.

Cybersecurity

A BitCoin heist and the upside of government regulation

Last night's Bitcoin heist of $250,000 (or so) worth of the virtual currency shows that this world isn't quite ready for an online alternative to dollar bills.