Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Scientists Fact-Check 'Star Trek' Tech
The space agency knows a thing or two about going boldly where no man has gone before.
Digital Government
An App Could Soon Tell Airport Agents if Travelers Might be Lying
Customs and Border Protection wants startups' help updating the airport process.
Emerging Tech
Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Tesla Is Self-Driving Cars and Sun-Powered Trucks
Musk has a four-point plan.
Modernization
Update Your Apple Devices Now to Fix Terrifying Security Bug
Hackers could grab your passwords just by sending you an infected iMessage.
Cybersecurity
A $5.8B argument for better IT management
IT COST Commission releases new taxonomy and metrics for managing IT spend, and says big agency savings can result from better data.
People
Lawmakers seek to keep tabs on politicking by feds
Leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want details on federal employees' political activities during this contentious election season.
Modernization
How states can opt out of FirstNet
States are getting an early look at what they might have to do to opt out of a nationwide, interoperable broadband network for first responders.
Digital Government
Sequestration Can’t Halt Government’s ‘Historic’ Health IT Spending
Civilian health agencies fueled health IT spending the most.
Modernization
FCC: New 5G framework fosters health IT innovation
The FCC's 5G rules could enable health IT innovations such as remote medical care, mobile applications and wireless body sensors, according to a top agency official.
Digital Government
CMS seeks new CTO
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is looking a new CTO, a job that involves taking a leadership role on the HealthCare.gov website.
Modernization
Are U.S. chemical plants ready for cyberattacks?
A top DHS official said the coordinated cyberattack on the Ukrainian power grid last year should be a wake-up call for critical infrastructure providers in the U.S.
Emerging Tech
Germany Wants to Put Black Boxes in its Self-Driving Cars
The government is wasting no time in drawing up legislation that will give the country’s automakers and drivers a legal framework.
Cybersecurity
The Fight Over Consumer Encryption Moves Into Strange New Phase
Law enforcement officials say it’s on the tech world and privacy advocates to prove a backdoor would undermine data security.
Digital Government
Ebook: State of Federal IT Contracting
Read about the contracts that will help shape the future of federal IT and some of the technologies they'll likely help procure.
Digital Government
Latest DHS Push in Silicon Valley: Drones for Border Patrol
Officers could use panels embedded in their uniforms to control the systems, DHS envisions.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the Energy Department's Cyclotron Road Project
The project aims to give chosen participants funding and other resources to conduct research on ideas that might not flourish in the private sector or the strict world of academia.
Digital Government
After Errant Melania Tweet, DOJ Rethinks Social Media Policy
The department is making "procedural changes" to the way the social media team operates.
Digital Government
How DOD’s Third Offset Strategy Benefits NASA
The space agency's largest budget account is dedicated heavily to developing technologies that translate well to the defense world.
Emerging Tech
One Way to Get Around Brexit: Become e-Resident of Estonia
Once you become an e-resident, you can set up an Estonian company online in a day, administer it remotely and sign all documents digitally.
Digital Government