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Commentary

Is it time to throw in the towel on federal data privacy legislation?

Is it possible that the state-level momentum will pick up and finally give way to federal legislation?

Cybersecurity

Biden EO aims to safeguard sensitive data on fed employees, facilities

Commentary

Understanding how connected vehicles & fleets can protect data privacy for federal fleets

Commentary

The future of ethical investigations

Federal Newscast

NTSB calling out regulators of the transportation industry for slacking off

Federal Newscast

IRS could have trouble spending billions of Inflation Reduction Act dollars on new employees

Federal Newscast

IG says 'inconsistent' Pentagon policy on active shooters could make things worse

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Big Data

White House wants agencies to increase, improve collection of LGBTQ data

Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Inside the IC

A former spy chief thinks it's time to rethink privacy and security

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Agency Oversight

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

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IT Modernization

IRS walks away from facial recognition to access online tools after backlash

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Technology

Privacy, technology groups urge Biden to revive surveillance oversight board

Tom Davenport, Babson College

Big Data

Which of these 7 types of chief data officer are you?

GSA Administrator Emily Murphy said the EOA approach is saving billions of dollars.

Federal Newscast

After hearing complaints, GSA moves to make beta.SAM.gov information easier to find

Naomi Lefkovitz, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Drive

New draft NIST guidance outlines risk management for data privacy

Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters

Ask the CIO: SLED

Your online data, big tech and California’s strict new law

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo a worker gets ready to pass out instructions in how fill out the 2020 census during a town hall meeting in Lithonia, Ga. The U.S. Census Bureau says a test for the 2020 census shows having a question about citizenship didn’t have much of an impact on response rates for the general population, though responses by Hispanics were down slightly. The test results were released Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Big Data

Researchers warn Census Bureau about accuracy concerns with method

FILE - This Nov. 23, 2018 file photo shows President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate behind mangrove trees in Palm Beach, Fla. On Saturday, March 30, 2019, a woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to the club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Federal Newscast

Newly revealed emails show how VA officials felt about 'Mar-a-Lago crowd's' involvement in agency affairs

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Of Consuming Interest

How data collection works

Gretta Goodwin

Federal Drive

GAO talks privacy issues attached to cameras, facial recognition

John Abowd is associate director and chief scientist for research and methodology at the U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Drive

Census Bureau works on methodology for maintaining anonymity

Marc Groman

CyberChat

Former WH senior advisor talks data privacy

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2014, file photo, a Samsung Galaxy S5 is demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain. Federal regulators have approved new broadband privacy rules that make internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon ask customers’ permission before using or sharing much of their data. The Federal Communications Commission’s measure was scaled back from a previous proposal but was still criticized by the advertising, telecommunications and cable industries. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Federal Drive

What stricter US regulation of the internet might look like