Cybersecurity

DHS explores the details of 'extreme vetting'

Social media could play a large role in the Department of Homeland Security's development of new, stricter methods of vetting immigrants from terror trouble spots, according to the new DHS chief.

Digital Government

When 'social gov' goes quiet

Agency Twitter posts have dropped off markedly since Inauguration Day.

Digital Government

5 predictions for federal IT in 2017

As the Trump team takes control, here's what the tech community can expect.

Digital Government

How will Trump lead on tech?

The businessman turned reality star turned U.S. president clearly has mastered Twitter, but what will his administration mean for broader technology issues?

Digital Government

The future of 44

The Obama administration will archive its social media history in novel and interactive ways.

Digital Government

One giant leap for government memes

NASA expands its social media portfolio to include Giphy, Pinterest.

Cybersecurity

How agencies use social media to recruit the next workforce

Government agencies are looking to social media to directly engage with broad audiences, and believe that greater access to the cool aspects of government work can recruit the next workforce.

Digital Government

The social media transition

The @POTUS account will zero out on Inauguration Day, and other presidential social media accounts will convey to the new commander-in-chief.

Digital Government

White House open-sources chatbot

With 1.5 million messages coming in since the August launch of its Facebook Messenger bot, the White House has opened the code to developers and non-developers alike.

People

Kerry seeks talent boost from Silicon Valley

Secretary of State John Kerry called on the technology industry for help with staffing and ideas for the agency's Global Engagement Center.

Cybersecurity

CBP details social media data on visa application

Customs and Border Protection will store social media data on Visa Waiver Program applicants just like other data, but privacy advocates contend the agency hasn't provided enough details on how it will use the information.

Cybersecurity

Secret Service preps new threat database

The U.S. Secret Service is retiring older systems that track threats to protectees, including the president and presidential candidates.

People

POTUS social media to reset with new administration

President Obama's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts will follow the exiting leader out of the Oval Office, leaving a blank slate for his successor.

Cybersecurity

Privacy groups slam DHS social media proposal

A coalition of civil liberties groups has objected to a proposed policy to collect social media information from foreign travelers.

Digital Government

Federal digital transformation: What's next for USDS and 18F?

The government's digital teams have provided desperately needed skills, but government is an "at-scale" enterprise that cannot afford to wait for a small cadre of specialists to make its way around to everyone.

Digital Government

Congress worries that virtual monsters are eating up data

House Democrats want assurances that the wildly popular Pokemon Go app is consuming the data of unsuspecting mobile consumers.

Digital Government

How Snapchat puts a friendly :) on government

A handful of agencies are experimenting with the ephemeral photo-sharing service to reach younger audiences, and they’re doling out information with a healthy dose of entertainment and emojis.