Digital Government
Federal officials, Hill committees probe Facebook IPO
House and Senate panels join SEC, others, in launching investigations.
Emerging Tech
Anti-pollution robotic 'fish' head to sea
Technology detects pollutants in seconds rather than weeks.
Emerging Tech
NASA's video of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
Watch the first commercial space ship go into orbit.
Cybersecurity
iPads could pick up on unique biological traits in individual hand gestures
Research presents new biometric possibilities for authenticating tablet users.
Emerging Tech
Commercial rockets free up NASA resources, official says
Tuesday launch marks the start of profit-driven space flight.
Digital Government
Pentagon-funded researchers refine 3-D printing
Defense shows interest in new manufacturing techniques that cut costs.
Emerging Tech
The community organizing geeks who could revolutionize campaign tech
One was Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate. The other went to Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Together, Joe Green and Jim Gilliam want to democratize the most powerful Internet organizing tools.
Cybersecurity
Panel sympathetic to geolocation privacy concerns
The bill includes some exceptions for bypassing the standard such as for emergencies involving possible death or serious harm and national security.
Emerging Tech
Patient S3: The woman who controlled a robotic arm with her brain
15 years after she lost the ability to move her body, Cathy Hutchinson is learning how to use her brain to control a robotic arm.
Emerging Tech
A Web-based app could help combat pirates and arms traffickers
The Navy is exploring technologies to mitigate maritime threats.
Digital Government
Exposed to anthrax? In the future, your shirt could provide early warning.
The Pentagon wants clothing and paint that contain bio-warfare detectors.
Emerging Tech
Brain scanning computer system takes over the work of stressed multitaskers
Researchers are investigating other mental states that could be measured.
Digital Government
Analyst: A Romney win could be bad news for Google
Paul Gallant suggests that a win by Mitt Romney could could mean less a favorable outcome for Google in the FTC probe.
Digital Government
Domestic drones could be hijacked or jammed, pilots and manufacturers warn
The Federal Aviation Administration is weighing the widespread use of remotely piloted aircraft.
Digital Government
Telework will play a big role in government digital strategy, federal CIO says
VanRoekel aims to reduce and simplify technology contracts.
Emerging Tech
Customs and Border Protection wants to e-cycle sensitive electronics
Homeland Security is undergoing a departmentwide communications upgrade that could send loads of security devices to the shredder.
Emerging Tech
Intel agency seeks technology to suspend users’ cultural perspective
Data visualization and game tools could offer ideas, says solicitation.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon wants to use disposable satellite clusters for intel
The goal is to provide troops with critical data at a fraction of today’s costs.
Digital Government
Pentagon seeks to join 3-D printing revolution
Technology could seed cheaper ways to make aerospace parts.
Emerging Tech