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.

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

Juno's New Images of Jupiter

NASA releases more than 1,300 unprocessed images from the mission.