Emerging Tech

Internet of Things Security is a Marathon Not a Sprint, says DHS Cyber Expert

Adversaries that continuously improve their attacks push agencies to proactively defend.

Emerging Tech

Pentagon Innovation Group Aims to Protect Military Bases From Rogue Drones

DIUx awarded Dedrone a contract to test the group’s drone detection technology at military bases across the country.

Emerging Tech

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

Techies love the tried and true.

Emerging Tech

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

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

Podcasts

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.

Emerging Tech

Check Out The Crazy New Tech NASA Is Investing In

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

Ideas

Disruption is Necessary to Change Government

What often feels disruptive brings a new normal.

Emerging Tech

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.

Artificial Intelligence

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

They could become uncomfortably intelligent.

Emerging Tech

Musk and Zuckerberg Are Fighting Over Whether We Rule Technology—Or it Rules Us

The default setting for Silicon Valley is in question.

Digital Government

Trump’s Complaints About Amazon Have a Historical Precedent

The fraught history of government-subsidized package delivery.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Reshuffles to Bring More AI Into Products

The tech company is restructuring its leadership.

Podcasts

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

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

Digital Government

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.

Emerging Tech

Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient

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

Emerging Tech

The Most Important Self-Driving Car Announcement Yet

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

Emerging Tech

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.

Modernization

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.

Emerging Tech

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.

Modernization

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.