Modernization

DHS lays out research priorities

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to small business to innovate to improve capabilities in a range of technology areas.

Cybersecurity

Treasury places digital currency addresses on sanctions list

The Treasury Department has publicly flagged two cryptocurrency addresses associated with two Iranian individuals indicted for their role in a worldwide, multimillion dollar ransomware campaign.

Emerging Tech

Ohio Now Accepts Bitcoin For Tax Payments. What Could Go Wrong?

Is this about grabbing some of the sizzle that comes with all things blockchain and crypto?

Ideas

Grading the 2018 Technology and Government Predictions

Here's what came true for government agencies—and what didn't.

Emerging Tech

CDC is Testing Blockchain to Monitor the Country's Health in Real Time

The system would allow the agency to quickly respond to health crises as they unfold.

Emerging Tech

CDC Wants to Use Blockchain to Get People to Crisis Zones Faster

The tech would pull data from across the agency and automatically identify the right people for certain emergencies.

Ideas

Report Offers Options For Effectively Using Blockchain in Government

Blockchain is often seen as an over-hyped technology. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its uses.

Ideas

Emerging Technologies Will Disrupt Government. Here’s What to Do About It.

Forward-thinking government leaders can follow these steps to stay ahead of the curve.

Emerging Tech

Blockchain Could Help Bring Renewable Energy to the Power Grid, Experts Tell Congress

But lawmakers want to know how to stop cryptocurrency miners from overwhelming local utility companies.

Ideas

Here's Why the Federal Government Ought to Embrace the Blockchain

First, it's essentially impervious to tampering.

Emerging Tech

DHS-Funded Company Wants to Use Blockchain at the Border

DHS may soon use blockchain technology to protect all sorts of data it collects in protecting U.S. borders.

Emerging Tech

DHS Wants to Take a Page from the Startup Community

The agency's goal is to get ahead of emerging tech.

Cybersecurity

A Loud Noise Knocked Out Computers That Run Stock Exchanges Across Northern Europe

The noise came from an errant fire prevention system. 

Emerging Tech

This FTC Group Wants To Keep You Safe from Blockchain Scams

But keeping up with criminals' tech innovation can be challenging.

Emerging Tech

Report: Many Feds Don’t Believe the Hype About Emerging Tech

Techies love the tried and true.

Artificial Intelligence

Why Agencies Should Be Tech Agnostic When Solving Problems

Don’t miss the forest for the trees, General Services Administration's emerging tech official said.

Digital Government

Samsung Is Bringing Crypto and Blockchain Tech Closer to Its Core Business

Its semiconductor business, the world’s largest, is making chips for cryptocurrency mining.

Artificial Intelligence

GSA Is Giving a Bird's Eye View of Emerging Government Tech

The initiative aims to cut through the “bureaucracy” that blinds federal techies to other agencies’ projects.

Ideas

Citizens Support Increased Data-Sharing and Technology Innovation to Enhance Security

The bottom line is they want their data protected.

Emerging Tech

Is Blockchain Right for Your Agency? Here’s a Quiz to Find Out.

The quiz is part of a step-by-step guide for vendors and agencies looking to bring blockchain to the government.