Emerging Tech

Paying the Government Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

Thanks to a newly unveiled partnership, the public can now make online payments using two popular digital wallet services, PayPal and Dwolla.

Science & Tech

Here Come the Drones: FAA Announces Civilian Rules

New regulations allow for wider civilian drone use in U.S. air space, but pizza delivery is still a ways away.

Science & Tech

The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls

The future of amphibious assault looks kind of like an explosive inner tube. It’s really a drone.

Management

Three Tips for Building a Data-Based Strategy

How to justify the investments and decisions you are making.

Emerging Tech

How VMware Plans to Conquer the Cloud Market

The company is now squarely in the public sector cloud services market, challenging Amazon Web Services, CGI Federal, Autonomic Resources, IBM, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Oracle and others.

Management

The Four Big Digital Government Trends in 2015

And the tools you'll need to keep up.

Science & Tech

The Navy Has a Fire Fighting Robot

Is this the future of firefighting?

Science & Tech

Obama Wants More Money for Military Spy Satellites, Lasers, Space Fence

It could be a great year for lasers and spy satellites, but a bad one for drones on aircraft carriers.

Science & Tech

Did the White House Use Drone Killing Technology?

Here's how the White House can keep drones off its lawn but you can't off yours. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

Can You Have a Transparent Spy Agency?

The head of National Geospatial Intelligence Agency doesn’t want to be a spy. By Patrick Tucker

Management

New Cybersecurity Center in Pennsylvania Aims to Help Fend Off Attacks

Keystone State’s former CIO: “We’re trying to improve security awareness, information, specifically in the government space in state, county and local government.”

Management

Empowering a New Wave of Government Innovation

Lessons from the digital age of community, creativity and collaboration.

Digital Government

DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber

Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.

Science & Tech

The Very Real Future of Iron Man Suits for the Navy

Exoskeleton technology for dismounted soldiers is limited by power constraints that don’t exist on ships. By Patrick Tucker

Management

How a Seattle Programmer Used Public Records Laws to Push Police to Fix a Surveillance Video Tech Headache

In an expansive interview, a formerly anonymous systems analyst details his plans to assist law enforcement on automated video redactions and greater transparency.

Science & Tech

How US Special Forces Uses Google Maps

Looking for your car in a parking lot? How about a rooftop sniper? By Patrick Tucker

Modernization

Watchdog Wants to Know if DOD Has Actually Saved Money by Jumping to the Cloud

Audit to determine whether DOD components performed cost-benefit analyses before buying cloud services.

Management

Yes, That Text Message Is a Public Record

“It’s becoming a critical business system that people are now starting to realize that: ‘I need to start archiving these.’”

Management

Can Transparency Be Legislated?

Data is objective, but interpretation is less clean.

Science & Tech

The Military’s New Year’s Resolution for Artificial Intelligence

Should we be afraid of AI? The military wants a real answer by the end of 2015. By Patrick Tucker