Innovation

U.S. Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark

New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Critical Update: Flying Cars, Valley of Death and Innovating with Intrapreneurs

In episode two, Nextgov talks with National Geospatial-Intelligence Chief Ventures Officer Christy Monaco about the business of innovation in government.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Check Out The Crazy New Tech NASA Is Investing In

Robots that fly, swarm and support life could help us explore the cosmos.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Disruption is Necessary to Change Government

What often feels disruptive brings a new normal.

  • By Steve Goodrich

14 Gigabit Projects in 5 Cities Get Mozilla Money

The winning initiatives leverage high-speed internet along with everything from virtual reality to GIS to better local education and workforce opportunities.

  • By Dave Nyczepir
Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Mountain View, Calif. Google vice president Mario Queiroz gestures while introducing the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Mountain View, Calif.

Patent Filings Reveal the Untapped Potential of Google and Amazon Smart Devices

They could become uncomfortably intelligent.

  • By Ashley Rodriguez, Quartz
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Musk and Zuckerberg Are Fighting Over Whether We Rule Technology—Or it Rules Us

The default setting for Silicon Valley is in question.

  • By Michael J. Coren, Quartz

Trump’s Complaints About Amazon Have a Historical Precedent

The fraught history of government-subsidized package delivery.

  • By Alana Semuels, The Atlantic
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Microsoft Reshuffles to Bring More AI Into Products

The tech company is restructuring its leadership.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Nextgov Podcast: How Not To End Up In a GAO Report

Introducing Critical Update, Nextgov’s new podcast on emerging tech in government.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Women in Government Tech Have ‘One Bad-Ass Mission,' New Federal CIO Says

Suzette Kent highlighted the power of women in government in her first address as federal CIO.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient

On the battlefield, power matters in more ways than you think.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Most Important Self-Driving Car Announcement Yet

Autonomous vehicles will transform urban life by 2020, if Waymo’s time line is correct.

  • By Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic

Can a Mobile App Stop Veteran Suicides?

The VA is calling on industry to help build an app that can rapidly connect veterans to mental health resources.

  • By Jack Corrigan

U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact

The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Government Seeks Biometric Tech That Doesn’t Need People To Scan Fingerprints

New technology suggests automated machines might be the ones scanning your fingerprints from surfaces in the near future.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Scary New Contracting Model That Isn’t Scary or New

“Other Transaction Authorities” might seem like a risky new acquisition method, but it’s been around longer than the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

  • By Aaron Boyd

DHS Commercialized A Tool That Applies AI To Pharmaceutical Research

It comes as the seventh piece of tech the agency shepherded from lab to the marketplace this year.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Amazon Developing Drone That Understands Hands Signals & Human Voice

Drones might one day be able to "see" us waving.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
As part of the Beam Experiments Aboard Rocket project, this neutral particle beam accelerator was launched from White Sands in July 1989 to an altitude of 200 kilometers (124 miles), operated successfully in space in July, 1989. As part of the Beam Experiments Aboard Rocket project, this neutral particle beam accelerator was launched from White Sands in July 1989 to an altitude of 200 kilometers (124 miles), operated successfully in space in July, 1989.

Pentagon’s New Arms-Research Chief Eyes Space-Based Ray Guns

Neutral-particle beams, a concept first tried in the 1980s, may get a fresh look under Michael Griffin.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One