The GSA is leveraging the State Department's “privacy-preserving” API for passport records to compare passport photos submitted to Login.gov.

Some hardware can connect to both of the satellite internet services, and a recent Starlink outage took out access to Starshield.

The process of remote wiping government phones has been slow, employees who used to do work for the agency said.

Impacted workers and department formers say the loss of knowledge threatens to impair the agency’s science and technology diplomacy.

The watchdog looked at how the National Passport Information Center dealt with a post-pandemic call surge and the selling of fake appointments on social media.

The recently shuttered office’s former director offers a eulogy to a State group focused on innovation and modernization in diplomacy.

Manny Medrano | Director, Cyber Monitoring & Operations, Bureau of Diplomatic Security | Dept. of State

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the move as an effort to address the department’s bloat and bureaucracy.

In some cases, federal agencies have permitted the use of Signal, the encrypted messaging app used by top Trump officials to discuss attack plans.

The State Department can and should be a shining example of a well-run government agency — all it takes is the will to do so.