Emerging Tech
Even Space Stations Need to Replace Batteries
Expedition 50 astronauts are prepping for spacewalks to upgrade the space station's batteries.
Emerging Tech
3 Bumps on the Road Ahead for Shared Autonomous Vehicles
The Uber that blew through a red light in San Francisco raised unanswered questions about policing, manufacturers’ guidelines, and shared space.
Cybersecurity
Amazon Has a Plan to Defend Drones From Hackers and Bow-and-Arrow-Wielding Troublemakers
The company will have to be ready to tackle all sorts of hijack scenarios.
Ideas
Text Analysis Provides Deeper Look at Citizen Views
Analytics enable government to keep a regular pulse on its constituents, to best understand the changing needs and wants of the people.
Cybersecurity
US Charges 3 Chinese Citizens with Hacking into Law Firms for Insider Info
Financial Services // New York, U.S.
Digital Government
Report: 'We the People' Online Petitions Don’t Do All That Much
White House's online petition platform has seen 38.5 million signatures on over 473,000 petitions.
Artificial Intelligence
Police Want to Know What Alleged Murderer’s Amazon Echo Heard, on the Night of the Crime
A reminder that our smart devices can also be used against us.
Cybersecurity
Nextgov's 10 Most Read Stories of 2016
These are the stories readers gobbled up this year.
Digital Government
Newly Developed Breathalyzer Can Diagnose 17 Diseases With One Breath From Patient
The breathalyzer has an array of specially created gold nanoparticle
Ideas
Resolutions to Position Your CIO for Success in the New Year
While the IT landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, these five resolutions can help prepare your agency for what 2017 will bring.
Digital Government
How Trump Could Slow Medical Progress
Several of the president-elect's cabinet nominees have been outspoken critics of using embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in research, and now some scientists fear the worst.
Artificial Intelligence
Apple’s First Research Paper Tries to Solve a Problem Facing Every Company Working on AI
It addresses a core problem: training a machine takes a huge amount of data.
Ideas
Creating a More Secure and High-Quality Open-Source Supply Chain
There are a few strategies agency administrators can adopt to help their open-source supply chains remain secure and reliable.
Digital Government
Ex-National Laboratory Scientist Sentenced for $3.3M Quantum Computing Scheme
S. Darin Kinion also owes $3,317,893 in restitution.
Digital Government
Europe's Newly Launched Satellite Navigation System Is Precise Down to a Few Centimeters
This is after 17 years of development and billions spent.
Emerging Tech
How to Become a Rocket Scientist
For would-be scientists and engineers underrepresented in those fields, interning at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is often a key first step.
Cybersecurity
West Africa Now Has Own Blockchain-Enabled Digital Currency
It’s another opportunity for financial technology to help emerging markets leapfrog traditional banking systems and bring financial inclusion to more people.
Cybersecurity
Here’s How Cyber (In)security Rocked 2016
Much more than election hacks and encryption showdowns went down this year.
Cybersecurity