Office of Management and Budget Issues New Cloud Data Security Policy To Support Service Provider Approval System

The Office of Management and Budget issued a policy memorandum on cloud computing vendor data security authorization to support an acquisition program designed to allow federal agencies to more quickly transition to cloud computing services…

Supreme Court OKs NASA Worker Checks But Dodges Constitutional Privacy Question

In a case that some experts believe has implications for private sector employees, the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 19 held 8-0 that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has the right to question contract employees about drug treatment and ask references about…

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Workers’ Privacy Versus Federal Employer Background Checks

The U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 5 heard oral argument in a case pitting individual informational privacy rights against…

Commerce Department Seeks Comments on Improving Protection of U.S. IP Abroad

The previous hitDepartmentnext hit of previous hitCommercenext hit Sept. 30 requested public comment to be used in shaping government…

BNA INSIGHTS: Proposed Rule for Protecting Department of Defense Information on Unclassified Contractor Computer Systems: The Devil Is in the Details

Over the past twenty years, the world has seen technology develop at lightning speed. Exponential increases in our collective ability to communicate, access and process information have been created using the seemingly endless and ethereal collection of…

Many Oppose Giving Federal Trade Commission New Rules Power; Some Say Enforcement Standards Needed

Giving the Federal Trade Commission expanded rulemaking authority is generally opposed by business interests, said privacy and e-commerce…

BNA INSIGHTS: The New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Needs a Privacy Office

With the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon be…

Supreme Court Rules City’s Search of Police Officer’s Text Messages Not Privacy Breach

A California city did not violate a police officer’s Fourth Amendment privacy rights by reviewing personal text messages he…

House Approves Bill with Federal Information Security Management Act Updates, White House Cyber Office

The House May 28 passed a defense authorization bill after adding provisions that would mandate changes in what federal agencies must do to comply with the Federal Information…

FCC Action Plan Agenda for Broadband Plan Includes Cybersecurity Certification Program

The Federal Communications Commission April 8 released its action plan to carry out the recommendations contained in its National Broadband Plan, including…

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