Digital Government
Free File code worries tax pros
The IRS Free File program has become the focus of a digital-privacy dispute.
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DARPA ignored privacy concerns
DARPA failed to recognize the privacy sensitivities raised by the Terrorism Information Awareness program, according to a report released earlier this month by DOD's Inspector General.
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Congress gives TSA a red light
Lawmakers want to stop controversial passenger screening system
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US-VISIT lacks privacy assessment, Lieberman says.
The Democratic co-author of the E-Gov Act says the entry/exit system's biometric components should have been considered from a privacy standpoint.
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Entry/exit registration ended
Individuals tracked under the National Security Entry/Exit Registration system won't have to re-register anymore after a year and a month.
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E-gov includes accessibility, privacy
Karen Evans says e-government initiatives should take those issues into account.
Digital Government
Lawyers call for data mining guidelines
There must be a framework for using data-mining technology, legal experts tell a House committee.
Digital Government
Justice renews Web use monitor
DOJ will keep using Wavecrest's Cyfin Reporter software to track employees' Web surfing.
Digital Government
Performance flogs Tampa facial tech
Viability of facial-recognition systems left in question, privacy issues linger
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OMB issues privacy guidance
Departments and agencies to conduct privacy impact assessments before developing or making changes to tech systems.
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OMB issues privacy guidance
In an effort to ensure that personal information is protected, the Office of Management and Budget last week directed agencies to conduct privacy-impact assessments before developing or changing systems.
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Commerce names privacy chief
Elizabeth Prostic will be the agency's new chief privacy officer.
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Forum re-emphasizes CAPPS II concerns
Critics from the left and right continue to assail passenger screening plan
Digital Government
IRS hires former OMB official as privacy czar
The Internal Revenue Service hired a former Office of Management and Budget privacy analyst to serve as taxpayers' privacy advocate
Digital Government
IRS gets new privacy advocate
A former privacy analyst for the Office of Management and Budget is now with the Internal Revenue Service.
Digital Government
Privacy report draws OMB's ire
Bush administration, GAO disagree on how well agencies are protecting data
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