Government Technology

Greg Zacharias, chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, has said that fighter jets might be able to fully control a group of unmanned aircraft systems through the cockpit to...

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released a document that lists five voluntary best practices for the commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems. Angela Simpson, deputy assistant...

Mary Jo White, Securities and Exchange Commission chair, has said some cyber policies over the U.S.' financial system are not enough to mitigate risks, Reuters reported Wednesday. White told the Reuters Financial Regulation...

House lawmakers have cleared a $622.1 million funding package for response efforts that aim to help mitigate the threat from the Zika virus and prevent its spread. The Zika Response Appropriations Act received...

The U.S. Army has collaborated with the U.S. Agency for International Development to create a new video game designed to train soldiers on response measures for foreign natural disasters, the...

The General Services Administration's 18F division plans to move its website to the Federalist platform in an effort to meet stability, consistency and trustworthiness requirements for its readers, 18F said Wednesday. Greg...

James Clapper James Clapper, director of national intelligence, has warned about what he calls indications of cyber threats against the 2016 U.S. presidential campaigns, Politico reported Wednesday. Clapper told his...

The House voted 394-3 Monday to pass a bill that aims to increase cyber defenses at the state and local levels of government. The National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act , sponsored by Joaquin Castro...

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to conduct field operations alongside a swarm of gun-wielding micro-drones, driverless cars and self-unloading supply aircraft, Marine Corps Times reported Tuesday. Matthew Schehl writes a panel of...

The Federal Aviation Administration has collaborated with several other agencies and academic and commercial organizations to test an unmanned aircraft system detection technology at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York...