From: Government Executive
White House guidance for streamlining information technology management will impose important new privacy training requirements on employees across government, a privacy expert tells Government Executive. Administration officials expect to finalize the guidelines in December.
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The circular’s revised Appendix I on managing and protecting personally identifiable information provides what Hughes considers “best practices” to retain confidentiality in line with privacy controls outlined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The revisions to A-130—the first in 15 years—also will include a requirement that agencies designate a senior agency official for privacy (called a SOAP) to conduct regular privacy impact statements.
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