The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security will no longer be using the software that captures and saves text messages between officials.

Wait. They haven’t been using it since April. Great.

So, how does the most sprawling, well-funded, and violent agency go about keeping its communication records these days, given those pesky laws like the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Records Act?

Glad you asked.

Apparently, back in April, DHS started using a new, very high-tech, very efficient way to make sure that they follow the obligations of those laws. Rather than using TeleMessage, the program that had taken care of things automatically, now, it’s much, much simpler. All an official needs to do to preserve their text messages and follow the law is: • Take

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