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
Facebook and Twitter Are Exposing Users to Phishing Attacks By Opening Links in New Windows
This is a more sophisticated phishing scam.
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.
Modernization
Visualizing the State of Global Internet Connectivity
Two maps illustrate disparities in access across the world.
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.
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