Ideas
The Coalition Out to Kill Tech as We Know It
With enemies like these, the industry is going to need some friends.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Get Stuff Done
Except he didn’t say “stuff.” Defense Digital Service co-founders join the podcast to talk security clearances, big cloud procurements and plenty of Star Wars.
Podcasts
Critical Update: At Your Digital Service, Part 2
We talk with U.S. Digital Service project managers for a ground-level view of what it really takes to make innovation happen in government.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Innovation Happens Naturally—With a Lot of Work
U.S. Digital Service Administrator Matt Cutts joins the podcast to talk about the current state—and future of—one of the most wide-reaching innovation programs in government.
Modernization
Strong Narratives Can Drive Digital Transformation
Sometimes all it takes is a good story.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Enter The Innovators
Season 3 of Critical Update kicks off with a mythbusting session on what it means to be innovative in government.
Digital Government
Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking
Uber and Lyft drivers plan to protest and picket this week. From companies, they want better wages and working conditions. From cities, they want regulations.
Artificial Intelligence
Energy to Debut World’s Fastest Exascale Supercomputer by 2021
Valued at more than $600 million, the next-generation technology will drastically reduce the time it takes to make new discoveries.
Modernization
Innovation From Within: How One Employee-Built Tool is Revolutionizing VA
An open source tool called LEAF is saving the Veterans Affairs Department time, resources and perhaps millions in taxpayer dollars.
Digital Government
The Geography of Brain Drain in America
Across the United States, there are fewer states gaining brainpower than draining it, according to a new report from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon's Drones May Soon Run on Open Source Software
The Defense Innovation Unit is exploring whether a popular commercial platform could help the military keep up with the rapidly advancing drone industry.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Worry DHS’ 2020 Budget ‘Shortchanges the Future’
The department's Science and Technology Directorate would be forced to close multiple research facilities to accommodate the 30% budget cut.
Digital Government
When the Bureaucracy is Stifling, Recharge
Part of being an innovator at work involves avoiding burnout, federal officials said.
Emerging Tech
FAA Greenlights Drone Company to Deliver Food in One Virginia Town
The Federal Aviation Administration gave its first OK to drone company to deliver commercial goods.
Modernization
HHS Seeks to Spur Breakthroughs in Treating Kidney Disease
The KidneyX Innovation Accelerator incentivizes entrepreneurs and innovators to revolutionize the way kidney disease is treated.
Emerging Tech
VA Looks to 3D-Printing to Improve Veteran Care
The agency is funding efforts to 3D-print hand braces, foot insoles, prosthetic limbs and artificial organs.
Emerging Tech
Report: China’s Closing the Innovation Gap
Experts say the United States needs its own robust national strategy to compete in advanced technologies.
Emerging Tech
How to Design an Esports Arena
An architect working on Philadelphia’s future esports arena explains the basics of designing for video-game competitions.
Emerging Tech
How Customer Experience is Disrupting Government Technology
Better service delivery is changing the way implementers and users view technology.
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