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Over the past six months, the Federal CIO Council (CIOC), in partnership with GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, worked to author a report that would provide an understanding of where Federal IT is and how to continue to improve on managing and modernizing it. That report – the State of Federal Information Technology (SOFIT) Report is now released.

HTTPS is a necessary baseline for security on the modern web. Non-secure HTTP connections lack integrity protection, and can be used to attack citizens, foreign nationals, and government staff. HTTPS provides increased confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity that mitigate these attacks.

This is the eighth in a series describing how the Social Security Administration is working towards a more modern IT infrastructure.

1. USPS Mobile by the United States Postal Service. This app is great for shipping holiday presents. You can schedule package pick up, track your shipments, and look up zip codes among other features.