A new online tool called Pulse allows anyone to monitor which federal websites are utilizing HTTPS.
Continue readingSunlight analysis reveals only 15 percent of congressional websites are HTTPS ready
Sunlight surveyed Capitol Hill Web pages, finding only 15 percent of congressional websites are completely ready for HTTPS.
Continue readingGitHub may be the next step for government regulation
Last week, the Office of Management and Budget published suggested implementation guidance for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act. Why is it a big deal? It's on GitHub.
Continue readingEncrypting our Congress API and protecting your location
If you're using our Congress API — **especially** if you use our endpoints that look up Congressional representation based upon zip code or latitude/longitude — we **strongly recommend** you use HTTPS. It's for your own protection, after all.
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