Cybersecurity
Why it's time for a major tech overhaul of the classification system
In a new report, the chief of the Information Security Oversight Office warns that the system by which critical security information is created, classified and shared is overburdened by a reliance on paper, legacy policies and incompatible tech.
Digital Government
FOIA advisers push for more proactive disclosure
A federal advisory committee wants agencies build Freedom of Information Act responsiveness into acquisition and tech plans.
Digital Government
Will feds get to read the Nunes memo?
A move by Republicans to publicly release a classified memo could have unintended consequences for federal employees.
Cybersecurity
Will new breach reporting rules make defense firms more secure?
A coming 72-hour breach disclosure mandate from the Department of Defense could inadvertently provide a new attack vector for hackers to harass defense contractors.
Digital Government
Can FOIA be fixed?
A federal advisory committee offered tech and procedural suggestions to improve agency performance on meeting Freedom of Information Act requests.
Cybersecurity
White House: No new policy for encrypted chat apps
In a terse response to probing questions from Capitol Hill, a White House liaison indicates that there's no new policy when it comes to encrypted messaging platforms.
Digital Government
Can anyone check the president on records management?
A motion to dismiss a lawsuit against President Trump argues that a president gets to decide what is and isn't a presidential record.
Modernization
House Oversight leaders want answers on White House email
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wants answers on the reported use of private email accounts to conduct official business by White House advisor and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Modernization
DOD objects to digital-only plan from NARA
The Department of Defense says a plan to go to all-digital federal records accession will cost too much and interfere with existing digitization plans.
Digital Government
NARA's plan to help government pivot to digital
The National Archives explains how it's going to help agencies stay on track with the shift to all-digital records management.
Digital Government
National Archives tilts toward paperless future
The National Archives and Records Administration plans to stop accepting non-electronic records submissions from agencies by the end of 2022.
Digital Government
Obama archive to go digital
The National Archives and Records Administration announced it will begin to digitize the unclassified records of the Obama administration, commencing a new model for the storage of future presidential records.
People
White House says it is keeping deleted presidential tweets
The archivist of the United States reported that the White House plans to save deleted tweets, but notes that the president is the ultimate arbiter of what is and isn't a presidential record.
People
NARA: More agencies than expected missed 2016 email deadline
Early self-reporting suggests that 81 percent of agencies are on track to electronically manage email records.
Digital Government
Chaffetz, Cummings push White House on records
A bipartisan letter from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seeks information on Trump administration compliance with federal recordkeeping laws.
Digital Government
Lawmakers target disappearing records
Two bills before the House Oversight committee deal with the problem of electronic records being altered or lost.
Digital Government
Democrats seek answers on private email use at the White House
Two senators have concerns that the Presidential Records Act may have been violated, and want clarifications from White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
Digital Government
The future of 44
The Obama administration will archive its social media history in novel and interactive ways.
Modernization
Email management deadline looms
Agencies have until Dec. 31 to manage their email records in electronic format, and abandon antiquated print-to-file methods. Not all of them are going to make it.
Cybersecurity
NARA names classification chief
Mark Bradley will head the Information Security and Oversight Office, responsible for governmentwide classification policy.
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