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Agencies issue rule to ban TikTok on contractor devices 

The interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include a ban on the use of TikTok by government contractors and vendors. 

  • By Edward Graham

Is open government open enough?

Federal agencies have released mountains of data since 2009. Now the push is to encourage broader use of all that data -- and to create real value and impact.

  • By John Moore

Federal employees union opens digital door to members

AFGE members will have easy access to updates from the organization thanks to its adoption of some new-ish technologies.

  • By Camille Tuutti

Take the pain out of website management

Here’s why the Obama administration’s new digital strategy directs agencies to adopt a content management system sooner rather than later.

  • By John Moore

Technology aids regulation reform

Some agencies find technological tools to help meet presidential demand for reduced regulations.

  • By Michael Hardy

What startups can teach agencies about IT

Take some tips for IT success from the upstarts, advises HHS official.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Labor accused of scrubbing website of recent rulemaking documentation

Did the Labor Department move too quickly to remove online documents related to a controversial rule aimed at protecting child farm workers from heavy machinery?

  • By Alice Lipowicz

170,000 military dating-site users exposed, hackers say

An affiliate of the LulzSec hacker group is claiming it obtained and published personally-identifiable information for 170,000 military personnel.

  • By FCW Staff

White House reinforces mobile initiative

Obama directs agencies to implement a new intiative to help citizens more easily access government information and services on their mobile devices.

  • By Camille Tuutti

USCIS launches first online form

US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed an important milestone in their transformation initiative to a digital agency with the debut of the agency's first online form.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Building a mobile strategy

New administration plans for mobile computing and digital strategy depend on getting the data right.

  • By John Zyskowski

NOAA's innovative climate website gets cutback in House

House lawmakers approved only a single cutback to the proposed Commerce and Justice department budgets this week, targeting a new climate website.

  • By FCW Staff

Which agency's websites are outscoring Amazon for customer satisfaction?

Agencies benefit from customer satisifaction when users are content to use the website rather than telephone or walk-in service.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

SSA introduces new personalized online statements

The SSA's new online records system could suffer from errors in the agency's database or users trying to use stolen personal information.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
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FBI proposing 'wiretapping' law for social media, Web email, according to report

The FBI is preparing to seek authority to access Web-based social media networks, email and instant messages for law enforcement investigations of suspected illegal activity.

  • By FCW Staff

Data.gov launches developer community

Developer.data.gov is the latest in a growing list of communities designed to make practical use of the government's datasets.

  • By FCW Staff

USAJobs.gov user satisfaction hasn't recovered from last year's nosedive

After the debut of the new iteration of USAJobs fizzled, user satisifaction dropped and has still not recovered.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Citizens have an appetite for more digital government worldwide, survey shows

Digital government services are on a roll, and the next generation of services could include electronic mailboxes and secure identification as a service, according to a new survey by Accenture.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Government-specific social networks on the rise

A survey showed some shifts in how government agencies are utilizing social networking and Web tools.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Most federal websites still not ready for mobile access, survey finds

Agencies trail private sector in making mobile-ready sites.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Virtual worlds emerge within agencies

Having cut their teeth in Second Life, agencies are increasingly building their own virtiual environments.

  • By Alice Lipowicz