Cybersecurity
DHS adds social media to immigration files
A move by the Department of Homeland Security to add public facing online data to an immigration database is generating controversy and comments, but DHS says it hasn't launched a new policy.
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.
Modernization
Managing the risks of data sprawl
A formalized risk framework can help agencies gain control of their entire information lifecycle.
Modernization
Gartner explains the hype
Blockchain, AI and IoT all have the potential to transform government IT, the research firm's latest analysis predicts.
Cybersecurity
What can the U.S. learn from the world's largest biometric ID system?
India's biometric identification program needs to better document how it's being used by the public and governments, according to independent researchers.
Digital Government
Can agencies build greater trust in the FOIA process?
Agency officials hope that technology can help automate practices to make the government more transparent -- but they first need to improve the practices themselves.
Digital Government
The future of FOIA
Technology alone has not made FOIA operations more efficient and transparent, so a committee led by the National Archives is working with agencies to improve the process.
Digital Government
20% of Feds Say Their Agency Still Relies on Paper Records
And many federal employees also doubt the effectiveness of their chief data officers.
Digital Government
COVFEFE the typo becomes COVFEFE the bill
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) riffed on a recent Twitter meme with legislation that would expand the Presidential Records Act to explicitly include social media posts as documentary material.
Cybersecurity
Trump's pick to head whistleblower office comes from group suing EPA
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead a whistleblower protection office comes from a legal group that is currently suing the EPA to access employees' encrypted communications.
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
Canada, U.S. talk data sharing
Following on an Obama administration agreement on cross-border data sharing last year, DHS Secretary Kelly meets with Canadian security officials for the first time.
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
Will agencies get the full value of their information?
According to a recent survey, gaps between existing skill sets and new requirements could hinder records management outcomes.
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.
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