If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Time for a road trip. You punch the destination into your GPS and choose the suggested route. But is this shortest route the safest? Not necessarily, according to new findings. Time for a road trip.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. When you punch a destination into your GPS, it might suggest the shortest route. But is the shortest route the safest? Not necessarily, ...