Innovation

The Coming Digitization of the Regulatory Environment

Here's what the U.S. can learn about digitizing regulations from two of the largest economies.

  • By Mark Forman

Air Force’s CyberWorx Wants Partners To Help With Outreach, Tech Transfer

The innovation center is looking for partners to help in its efforts to “solve wicked operational problems.”

  • By Aaron Boyd

Air Force to Host First Small Business Pitch Day, With $40 Million Up For Grabs

The best pitches will leave with a signed contract in hand.

  • By Aaron Boyd

How a New Law Supports Quantum Computing's Great Leap Forward

The technology could be up there with some of the major technological advancements that changed the world, like the microchip or even electricity.

  • By John Breeden II

Shutdown Forces Feds Off the Conference Circuit

And that could be cutting off agencies from valuable new ideas.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Embracing Apple’s Boring Future

The company’s most exciting years may be behind it, but that’s okay.

  • By Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

IRS Wants to Be a Testbed for Bleeding-Edge Tech

The new pilot would create a phased buying process with ample testing in IRS environments.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Who Wins When Cash Is No Longer King?

It won’t be the poor.

  • By Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic

What to Expect from Other Transaction Authorities in 2019

Though the contract model is well-suited to research and development, expect to see it tried for other things too.

  • By Bob Tuohy

DHS Seeks National Security Tech from Small Businesses

Officials finalized the 10 focus areas for groups participating in next year’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How Federal Agencies Can Take a 'Quantum Leap' in Computing

The first step is to come together.

  • By Seli Agbolsu-Amison

White House Expects to Stand Up GEAR Center in 2019

But most other key aspects of the modernization research center are up in the air.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Simplest Tool For Innovation Is Also One of the Most Effective

It's one of the best ways to foster new ideas.

  • By Gail Ferreira, Quartz

How DHS is Trying to Separate Quality Cyber Tools from Snake Oil

The department is investing in ways to do apples-to-apples comparisons of the many cyber solutions on the market.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Future of Software Isn’t an App. It’s a Habit

This is especially true in the age of the smart speaker.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Amazon And Microsoft Claim AI Can Read Human Emotions. Experts Say the Science Is Shaky

“The problem is now AI is being applied in a lot of social contexts."

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Quantum Computing That Can Crack Modern Encryption More Than a Decade Away

A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests encryption-cracking quantum computers are possible, but won’t be built in the immediate future.

  • By Frank Konkel

DHS is Exploring How Blockchain Can Stop Counterfeits and Forgeries

The agency is funding research that uses blockchain to make sure people are who they claim to be.

  • By Jack Corrigan

South Bend’s Mayor on What Local Governments Can Learn From Estonia

The Indiana city’s new mobility-as-a-service pilot is helping low-income shift workers commute for free.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

10 Problems DHS Wants Innovative Small Businesses to Solve in 2019

The department will be offering millions of dollars to small businesses able to offer solutions to these 10 tough technical problems.

  • By Aaron Boyd