> there's really only one reason to ship a native app when your content is just press releases and weather alerts

The flip side is there are (presumably) real people downloading these apps. Maybe it’s a kid interested in a career in the FBI, or the family of someone who works there. Idk. (I thought it would contain a secure tip line or something, but the app seems to be a social-media front end first.)

I am willing to entertain that there is a legitimate reason for an app to exist without conceding that it should be a pile of trash.