Digital Government
The 20% Rule of Time Management Can Turn Chaos Into Creative Genius
Try not to pre-plan every minute of your life.
Emerging Tech
Watch SpaceX Launch its First Reusable Rocket to the International Space Station
This is the first time NASA has approved the use of a previously flown rocket booster on a mission to the space station.
Digital Government
Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules
The goal of the new regulations is to secure sensitive data on the computers and networks at smaller companies.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley Is Flipping Elections in its Spare Time
It’s not anything your average venture-backed startup wouldn’t do, but it’s virtually unheard of for local politicians.
Emerging Tech
This Company Is Trying to Turn Federal Agencies into Startups
Palo Alto-based BMNT Partners teaches agencies how to design the solutions to their challenges.
Emerging Tech
Hurricane Maria Has Made Puerto Rico a Testbed for New Technology
Government, tech companies, and nonprofits have all worked to bring the US territory back online.
Policy
Why Donald Trump Wants to Go Back to the Moon
It’s a promise that has been made by three previous presidents
Digital Government
HHS Turns to Citizen Coders to Curtail Opioid Epidemic
More than 300 coders and health advocates showed up for the agency’s first code-a-thon.
Emerging Tech
A 3D-Printed, Solar-Powered Lab-in-a-Box Could Change How We Combat Disease Outbreaks
FieldLab can even be carried like a briefcase.
Modernization
Lawmakers to VA: “We’ve Got Your Back” on $10B IT Contract
Congress expressed its support for VA's electronic health records contract with Cerner, but promised to keep a close watch on its implementation.
Emerging Tech
A High-School Student Designed an App That Could Save Farmers’ Lives
CalorApp aims to give farmworkers the immediate information they need to serve as their own inspectors
Emerging Tech
MIT Researchers Are Making Computers Out of Live Bacteria
In the future, you could be eating cancer-detecting robots in much the same way you take your morning vitamins.
Digital Government
What NASA Can Teach Agencies About Making Employees Happy
The government’s most innovative agency increased employee satisfaction for the sixth year in a row.
Emerging Tech
Scientists Have Connected 3D-Printed Objects to the Internet Without Electronics
Rejoice! We have finally connected a laundry detergent bottle to the internet.
Emerging Tech
The Dangerous New Technology That Will Make Us Question Our Basic Idea of Reality
We are about to enter a new era of computer-generated audio and video recordings.
Ideas
With New Testing Rules, Will 2018 Finally Be the Year of the Drone?
The visual line-of-sight rule is perhaps the most important limitation to widespread commercial use of drones.
Digital Government
Budget-Managing Tips, but for Space Telescopes
NASA is scrambling to cut the growing cost of its latest big astronomy mission.
Artificial Intelligence
All the New Software Amazon Announced at Its Huge Developer Conference
Amazon is trying to make artificial intelligence services a cornerstone of its quickly-growing cloud business.
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