The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials. President Obama said in May that government efforts to protect computer systems from attack would not involve…
Category: Govt
DHS requires more personal info from employees, contractors
The Homeland Security Department is updating and expanding its record collection to include new categories of personal information on all employees, contractors and volunteers who regularly need access to DHS facilities. The new categories of information include maiden name, mother’s maiden name, clearance level, identifying physical information, financial history, duty date and weapons-bearer designation, states…
Bachmann gets help with the form
Jake Sherman’s blog over on The Wall Street Journal has an interesting tidbit on Congresswoman Michele Bachman’s concerns over completing the 2010 census. Apparently, Will Caskey, president of Chicago’s Third Coast Research (a Democratic opposition research firm), completed his own census form for Bachmann based on earlier questionnaires and Google and public records. You can…
DHS white paper on info sharing, access agreements
On May 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee approved a final white paper on information sharing and access agreements (pdf). From the Recommendations section: I. Oversight The Secretary direct all components to utilize ISAAs [Information Sharing and Access Agreements] when sharing personal information between DHS and other Federal…