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 2008-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-795T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T P0b002ee180389c3d f:d08795t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T GAO-08-795T Classified information Computer security Confidential information E-government Government information Government information dissemination Information access Information disclosure Information management Information security Information security management Information security regulations Information systems Information technology Personal security Privacy law Privacy policies Privacy policy violation Program evaluation Program management Records Records management Reporting requirements Right of privacy Risk assessment Risk management Security policies Security regulations Strategic planning Systems analysis Technology Personal information Program goals or objectives GAO High Risk Series Testimony A82406 Concerns have been raised about the privacy and security of personal information in light of advances in information technology and the increasingly sophisticated ways in which the government obtains and uses information. Federal agencies' use of personal information is governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the E-Government Act of 2002, while the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides implementation guidance and oversight. These laws and guidance are based on the Fair Information Practices, a set of widely accepted principles for protecting privacy. GAO was asked to testify on its report, being released today, concerning the sufficiency of privacy protections afforded by existing laws and guidance. To do this, GAO analyzed privacy laws and guidance, compared them with the Fair Information Practices, and obtained perspectives from federal agencies as well as an expert forum. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T.pdf GAO-08-795T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-795T Testimony GAO-08-795T; Privacy: Congress Should Consider Alternatives for Strengthening Protection of Personally Indentifiable Information; Classified information Computer security Confidential information E-government Government information Government information dissemination Information access Information disclosure Information management Information security Information security management Information security regulations Information systems Information technology Personal security Privacy law Privacy policies Privacy policy violation Program evaluation Program management Records Records management Reporting requirements Right of privacy Risk assessment Risk management Security policies Security regulations Strategic planning Systems analysis Technology Personal information Program goals or objectives GAO High Risk Series Public Law 96-511 Public Law 99-591 Public Law 104-13 Public Law 108-458