Via Andy Serwin, an article on Foley & Lardner: Despite the stated purpose of the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) to provide a “one-stop shop” for contracting officers, all of the information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except for past performance reviews, will be available to the public…
Category: Govt
DHS sets privacy policies for selected social media tools
Alice Lipowicz reports: The Homeland Security Department has trained its employees not to collect personal data from individuals with whom they interact via social media tools such as widgets, mobile applications, text messages and Real Simple Syndication feeds, according to a report from the department’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer. Given the nature of such tools,…
Hearing: “Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies”
The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is holding a hearing Thursday morning, Feb. 17 at 10:00 am: “Going Dark: Lawful Electronic Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies” The scheduled witness list is: Valerie E. Caproni General Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation Chief Mark A. Marshall President, International Association of…
‘Kill Switch’ Internet bill alarms privacy experts
Jon Swartz reports: A raging debate over new legislation, and its impact on the Internet, has tongues wagging and fingers pointing from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C. Just as the Egyptian government recently forced the Internet to go dark, U.S. officials could flip the switch if the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset legislation becomes…