Weather and GPS information stimulated the economy with new products and services. Todd Park, the U.S. chief technology officer, wants to repeat that success with the rest of the government’... Read more
Just before any predictable disaster hits, it’s almost impossible to take even a medium term view. With the sequester bearing down on us in a couple of days, identifying the immediate conseq... Read more
He argues that technological change is producing a growing intolerance for the routine slaughter of earlier wars. FOR streamlined, unmanned aircraft, drones carry a lot of baggage these days... Read more
What about the benefit of transparency, accountability and public discussion? In recent years, the United States has pioneered the use of two innovative weapons, drones and cyberattacks, tha... Read more
The largest international effort in decades to combat hunger by investing in the fundamentals . . . The Obama administration has drafted some of the world’s largest food and finance c... Read more