Digital Government
A day in the life of a U.S. drone operator
The New York Times offers a look inside at drone operations at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base.
Emerging Tech
Tribes want input on online gambling legislation
Committee will examine proposals' impact on current gaming operations offered by Indian tribes.
Emerging Tech
Inside the weird world of tracking gangs on social media
As gang members take to Twitter and Facebook, rivalries intensify and law enforcement must develop new ways of tracking activity.
Emerging Tech
Frankenstein-lite: Scientists are building a human prototype for lab tests
Defense and National Institutes of Health will provide MIT researchers with up to $32 million.
Emerging Tech
What do people do with their Twitter archives? So far not much
Some have suggested using the archives as a digital scrapbook or memoir.
Emerging Tech
A biometric shoe that tracks your footprint
Scientists are developing shoes to authenticate gait and foot structure.
Digital Government
Should we patent our DNA? A lesson from the history of radio
With a contentious case over patenting human DNA sequences back in court, we look to the history of radio for a creative approach to domain over the building blocks of people.
Emerging Tech
Video: If there were life on Mars, curiosity wouldn't find it
In a video from NASA, scientists describe what the rover will be looking for when it arrives on the red planet.
Emerging Tech
Congressman Darrell Issa's call to the Internet's right side
The House member makes the case that a conservative approach is the best hope for keeping the Internet open.
Digital Government
To model the simplest microbe in the world, you need 128 computers
What a pathbreaking computer simulation tells us about the future of biotechnology.
Emerging Tech
Video: Astronaut Sally Ride defied gravity
Video of the journey that turned a physicist into a trailblazer.
Emerging Tech
University of North Dakota offers 4-year drone-piloting degree
The plains state is on its way to becoming the capital of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry, and with that comes inevitable difficulties.
Digital Government
Navy money will get new tech in the field faster
Rapid Innovation Fund will dish out $50 million in awards of up to $3 million each.
Emerging Tech
USAID considers medical tracking technology in Haiti
Smart cards would reduce duplication in databases, agency says.
Digital Government
Video: Lieutenant General Mary Legere on military intelligence
The senior officer outlines opportunities and dangers provided by new technologies
Digital Government
Mitt Romney's algorithmic campaign
The Republican contender wants to reverse engineer the Obama team's data-driven tactics.
Digital Government
Baby steps: The drone industry's code of conduct skips over key questions
A trade group's set of best practices is a start, but unmanned vehicles -- like the car and airplane before them -- will require revising old laws.
Digital Government
Can we wage a just drone war?
A response to a recent New York Times story called, "The Moral Case for Drones," which argued that lethal "offer marked moral advantages over almost any tool of warfare."
Digital Government
Video: Lasers may soon keep drones perpetually aloft
New technology from Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive could keep drones in flight for 48 hours.
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