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White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy

White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy to both promote online economic opportunities and protect individual privacy.

Tags: White House , Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy , technology , Internet , cybersecurity , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Commerce , DoJ

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VA, DoD investigate serious health record error

The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon's health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA's health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.

Tags: technology , VA , Roger Baker , DoD , Military Health Service , Army , AHLTA , VistA , cybersecurity , health IT , Max Cacas

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GAO: OPM background checks need better privary protection (

A Government Accountability Office report said the Office of Personnel Management needs to do a better job of protecting private information when conducting background checks.

Tags: OPM , GAO , background checks , best practices , management , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Lew sets tone for second term as OMB director

Senators praise Lew for experience. Committee plans to vote on his nomination next week. Lew said technology, acquisition reform and performance management are among his top non-budget priorities.

Tags: management , Jack Lew , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Scott Brown , OMB , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , State Department , Peter Orszag , performance management , Jason Miller

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GSA finalizing requirements for FedRAMP

Agencies and vendors soon will be able to submit cloud-based products and services to be certified and accredited once and be available for use by all of government. Version 2 of the FedRAMP security controls should be ready in the next few weeks. Cloud working group still must address several questions about the approval process.

Tags: technology , Katie Lewin , Kurt Garbars , Dawn Leaf , GSA , NIST , OMB , DoD , DHS , ISPAB , cloud computing , FedRAMP , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

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CIO Council guides privacy in the cloud

Council issues guidelines for how agencies can ensure information is kept private in public and private clouds. The document highlights nine potential risks, and offers ways to mitigate them.

Tags: technology , CIO Council , cloud computing , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

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CDT's Schwartz takes job at NIST

Long-time privacy and cybersecurity expert to join the government to work on similar issues. EPA's Lisa Schlosser also takes on a new role at her agency.

Tags: management , technology , NIST , EPA , Curt Barker , Lisa Schlosser , Ari Schwartz , CDT , ISPAB , cybersecurity , Web 2.0 , Jason Miller

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DHS shares privacy expertise in new handbook

The document describes how the agency protects privacy, including training and dealing with personal information. DHS tracks all privacy breaches in a secure online database.

Tags: management , DHS , CIO Council , Rachel Stevens

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DorobekINSIDER Reader: Federal Internet cookie policies

Tags: CIOs , government 2.0 , policy , technology , Web 2.0 , Web sites , White House , security , transparency

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OMB issues new cookie policy for federal IT managers

WFED's Max Cacas reports.

Tags: technology , websites , cookies , OMB , OIRA , Michael Fitzpatrick , Max Cacas , DorobekInsider

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