People
DHS' data mining sparks more controversy
Although the department ended one program, it is still conducting visual analytics research through another.
People
DHS submits revised Real ID plan to OMB
The Office of Management and Budget has 90 days to review the new standards states must meet for ID cards to comply with the Real ID Act.
People
Terrorist screening chief: Biometrics crucial to accuracy
But legal, technological and privacy challenges must be worked out before a system can be put in place.
Digital Government
IG: GSA contractors get system access before background checks
Such security lapses have compromised confidential agency information, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Committee readies recommendations to extend broad health privacy protections
HHS advisory panel issues draft report calling for new laws and rules to cover nearly everyone who handles medical records.
People
SBA drafts policy on authorizing access to employee e-mail
The agency's CIO told senior managers to halt e-mail retrievals without prior approval from the CIO's office.
People
Sorting the personal from the public
Cleaning up personal data inadvertently posted on government sites is no easy task
Acquisition
Industry to evaluate GSA's grasp on info protection services
The agency wants to put individual services, such as credit monitoring and independent risk analysis, into one contract.
People
CIO Council turns focus on privacy
The new Privacy Committee formalizes interagency efforts to meet new, ongoing demands.
People
Privacy, security depend on program managers, experts say
Executives responsible for their organizations' compliance with security and privacy rules push them down to program managers to follow through in daily operations.
Digital Government
Ex-CMS chief: Resolve health IT privacy, security issues
Mark McClellan says the federal government should lead efforts to build trustworthiness into health IT systems and policies.
People
HSPD-12 plaintiffs get week extension on paperwork
Three appeals court judges working on the NASA case made the move after deciding they had not had time to consider all the material filed with a motion to extend the deadline.
Digital Government
VistA outage disrupts Calif. VA hospitals
One official called it "the most significant technological threat to patient safety VA has ever had."
Digital Government
Judge: NASA workers must submit to background checks
The 28 workers are supposed to turn in initial paperwork by today.
Digital Government
Privacy compliance has declined
A new survey shows fewer hospitals and health systems are complying with HIPAA.
People
GAO: VA data still at risk
Agency officials have taken numerous steps to secure sensitive data, but those initiatives are not comprehensive or mature enough to be effective, GAO auditors say.
People
GAO: VA data still at risk
Agency officials have taken numerous steps to secure sensitive data, but those initiatives are not comprehensive or mature enough to be effective, GAO auditors say.
Modernization
Alliance: DHS will miss Pass card deadline
The Smart Card Alliance says the department cannot finish testing ID cards with RFID tags in time for them to be an alternative to passports by next summer.
People
Claims backlog, vets' transition top issues for next VA chief
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee praised outgoing VA Secretary James Nicholson for his response to data breaches.
People