United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-06-08 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-833T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T P0b002ee180381139 f:d06833t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T GAO-06-833T Accountability Information leaking Information management Information security Internal controls Policy evaluation Privacy law Privacy policies Public relations Right of privacy Personal information Testimony A55309 The recent security breach at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in which personal data on millions of veterans were compromised, has highlighted the importance of the federal government's processes for protecting personal information. As the federal government obtains and processes information about individuals in increasingly diverse ways, it remains critically important that it properly protect this information and respect the privacy rights of individuals. GAO was asked to testify on preventing and responding to improper disclosures of personal information in the federal government, including how agencies should notify individuals and the public when breaches occur. In preparing this testimony, GAO drew on its previous reports and testimonies, as well as on expert opinion provided in congressional testimony and other sources. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T.pdf GAO-06-833T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-833T Testimony GAO-06-833T; Privacy: Preventing and Responding to Improper Disclosures of Personal Information; Accountability Information leaking Information management Information security Internal controls Policy evaluation Privacy law Privacy policies Public relations Right of privacy Personal information Public Law 107-347