Two GOP lawmakers look to defund armed regulatory officers at certain federal agencies

Is that recording of your agency’s latest Zoom meeting a federal record? The National Archives said it probably is in many cases. A draft bulletin released by the National Archives and Records Administration this week said agencies must incorporate records management practices into their use of collaboration platforms. The use of those tools, like Zoom, Webex, Slack and Discord, has become a fixture in government over the last few years. The draft NARA bulletin said agencies should work with platform providers to ensure records can be exported with required metadata.…

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Survey: Half of federal chief data officers are unclear about responsibilities

Chief data officers in federal agencies have been in the government for a long time, but that doesn’t mean they are clear on their responsibilities. That’s according to a recent survey of CDOs conducted by the Data Foundation. The chief data officer role in federal agencies was established in 2018 by an act of Congress. In the four years since, the Data Foundation has conducted surveys of the people who fill these roles responsible for data governance. This year, the survey sponsored by Guidehouse found that while CDOs tend to…

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Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot – CNN

Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot  CNN US Capitol Police officers sue Trump over January 6 riot  Al Jazeera English US Capitol Police officers sue Donald Trump over January 6 attack  WION The Jan. 6 select committee just revealed its next targets  Salon Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection  PBS NewsHour View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Portland protests: Trump threatens to send officers to more US cities – BBC News

Portland protests: Trump threatens to send officers to more US cities  BBC News US President Trump, Portland mayor clash over causes of escalating unrest  The Straits Times President Trump sending federal police agents into major American cities  WSWS Trump administration preparing to send federal agents to Chicago  CNN View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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Trump Likes When C.I.A. Chief Gets Political, but Officers Are Wary … – New York Times

New York Times Trump Likes When C.I.A. Chief Gets Political, but Officers Are Wary …New York TimesMike Pompeo, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is perhaps the most openly political spy chief in a generation — and one of President Trump's …and more » us politics – Google News

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