Modernization

Could Taking Down Zombie Satellites Be as Lucrative as Launching Them?

The $100 billion worth of satellites orbiting earth are in more danger than ever from space junk.

Emerging Tech

Just Four Companies Will Produce the Microchips on Which the Global Economy Depends

Making advanced microchips has always been hard. But it’s now even more difficult.

Digital Government

It's Not How Many Connections You Have, It's Who They Are That Matters

Tech pros rate quality over quantity in professional networks.

Modernization

Mobile Phones Are Booming in North Korea, of All Places

The rogue state's only mobile operator, Koryolink, is about to hit 2 million subscribers.

Cybersecurity

Service academies ramp up cyber training

Aspiring commanders encounter expanded offerings -- and requirements -- for training in cybersecurity at the nation's military academies.

People

What do budget cuts mean for DOD's research arm?

DARPA's leader believes America may be on the cusp of a 'fundamental shift' in allocating funding for defense.

Digital Government

The Hordes of Microbes Inside Your Body Are Your Friends

An interview with the synthetic biologist Christina Agapakis

Digital Government

This New Data Should Make You Pretty Nervous About the Latest Bird Flu

Only 4 of the 81 people with confirmed cases of bird flu in China have fully recovered; human transmission still can't be ruled out.

Digital Government

White House joins Tumblr

The Obama administration's latest social-media venture promises quotes from the president, video, 'wonky charts' and photos of Bo, the White House dog.

Acquisition

A new way to 'make it up on volume'

GSA IG finds vendors using poorly worded contract clause to sidestep price reductions.

Modernization

Google Sees More Government Requests to Remove Content 'Than Ever Before'

Two countries -- Brazil and Russia -- stand out for their increased policing of content online.

Emerging Tech

Video: The Present and Future of Wearable Technology

Picture electronics for your every appendage and even adhering to your tissues as flexible patches.

Emerging Tech

The Payphone of the Future Is Calling

Now is the time to re-create this classic urban infrastructure.

Digital Government

Police technology improves

Police departments, widely perceived as slow to change, are embracing technology in innovative ways, Steve Kelman observes.

Ideas

The Internet Equivalent of Yelling Fire in a Crowded Theater

The law is murky on how to treat hackers who spread false information with potentially catastrophic consequences.

Digital Government

What an Internet Sales Tax Could Mean for Your Bitcoin Stash

How will states collect taxes on bitcoin transactions if they're anonymous and untraceable?

Digital Government

BYOD: Why managing devices is not enough

Federal agencies handle data that must be protected, and they are the targets of a determined subset of attackers, factors that make mobile devices and their data a particular challenge.

Cybersecurity

DARPA Chief: Budget Cuts Will Erode Cyber Mission

Plan X is feeling the effects of sequestration.

Digital Government

So Long TRICARE Health Management Activity, Hello Defense Health Agency

Douglas Robb tapped to head new agency.