Emerging Tech

Lawmakers Want to Curb Big Tech's Influence on Kids

Those smartphone addictions are not a joking matter, according to a trio of lawmakers.

Cybersecurity

The Future of Windows Could Be Passwordless

No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.

Cybersecurity

Pentagon Warns CEOs: Protect Your Data or Lose Our Contracts

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says cybersecurity should be a top priority for its contractors.

Modernization

DOD Awards $950 Million Cloud Contract to REAN Cloud

The Defense Department makes another cloud move.

Digital Government

What Inclusivity Really Means, From the Woman Who Held the Highest Tech Job in America

Megan Smith on how to enact “radical inclusion" and why high-level leaders should seek collaboration.

Modernization

DOD Issued a $7 Million Cloud Support Contract To a Company With One Employee

The Defense Department awarded a sole-source contract to Eagle Harbor Solutions, an Alaska-based small business with a single employee, to consult in its major cloud acquisition.

Emerging Tech

HHS Kicks Off Tour to Entice Startups

Agency officials are heading on a cross-country tour to demystify selling to the government.

Digital Government

The Origins of Diversity Data in Tech

Tracy Chou’s call to action in 2013 preceded an industry-wide release of numbers.

Artificial Intelligence

Google Using AI to Predict Flight Delays

The skies might have gotten a bit friendlier.

Modernization

Veterans Affairs Wasted Closer to $2 Billion On Failed IT Projects

The department misspent even more than government investigators initially believed in attempting to modernize its health records system.

Emerging Tech

What Will Big Tech Do With All Its Repatriated Cash? Buy Everything.

Corporate wallets are bulging.

Ideas

5 Trends in Federal Civilian Agency Tech Buying

Yes, modernization is one.

Policy

FEC Will Take Up Online Political Ad Transparency

The Federal Election Commission may soon require online ads that urge viewers to vote for or against a specific candidate to include a disclaimer about where they originated.

Digital Government

San José Mayor Quits FCC Broadband Group Due to ‘Predetermined, Industry-Favoring Outcome’

Liccardo’s resignation reflected critic’s frustration over the committee focus on industry concerns with state and local government.

Emerging Tech

At Amazon's New Checkout-Free Store, Shopping Feels Like Shoplifting

Customers can walk in, grab what they want, and walk out—all while being monitored by a sophisticated system of cameras.

Emerging Tech

No One Met the $20 Million Deadline for a Civilian Moon Mission

The prize for a Google-sponsored competition to send spacecraft to the lunar surface will now go unclaimed.

Emerging Tech

The Cost To Put a Microsatellite Constellation Into Space Just Fell Through the Floor

Super-cheap rocket startup hits orbit in new test, demonstrates space maneuvering to deposit satellites.

Modernization

Optimization Is Next Step For Defense Department’s Health Records Platform

The Defense Department and the contractors building its $4.3 billion health records platform say they’re on schedule

Digital Government

Tech Giants Spent $50 Million Lobbying U.S. Last Year

Tech companies spent a lot of money lobbying in 2017.