Posted on 02/10/2016 1:20:11 PM PST by MarchonDC09122009
Obama establishes Federal Privacy Council as part of massive cyber effort
https://iapp.org/news/a/obama-establishes-federal-privacy-council-as-part-of-massive-cyber-effort/
Obama establishes Federal Privacy Council as part of massive cyber effort
Sam Pfeifle
The Privacy Advisor | Feb 9, 2016
Obama establishes Federal Privacy Council as part of massive cyber effort
As part of his 2017 budget proposal for the United States, President Barack Obama is including $19 billion for cybersecurity efforts, a 35-percent increase over fiscal year 2016. The funds will go toward a Cybersecurity National Action Plan, which includes the hiring of a chief information security officer, a $3.1 billion fund for IT modernization at the federal level, and, perhaps most importantly for privacy professionals, a new executive order establishing a permanent Federal Privacy Council, as announced by Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan in December.
A White House release says the new council is part of âa groundbreaking effort to enhance how agencies across the federal government protect the privacy of individuals and their freedom. Privacy has been core to our nation from its inception, and in todayâs digital age safeguarding privacy is more critical than ever.â
Underscoring the importance of the cyber effort as a whole, President Obama announced his cyber plan with an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, where privacy received prominent mention in the first paragraph:
   More than any other nation, America is defined by the spirit of innovation, and our dominance in the digital world gives us a competitive advantage in the global economy. However, our advantage is threatened by foreign governments, criminals and lone actors who are targeting our computer networks, stealing trade secrets from American companies and violating the privacy of the American people.
The presidentâs executive order builds on and reinforces these high-level policy goals. âThe proper functioning of government requires the publicâs trust,â it reads, âand to maintain that trust the government must strive to uphold the highest standards for collecting, maintaining, and using personal data. Privacy has been at the heart of our government from its inception, and we need it now more than ever.â
However, the speed of technological innovation and the increasingly global marketplace ârequire that we find even more effective and innovative ways to improve the governmentâs effortsâ in managing privacy, the president writes. And they âdemand leadership and enhanced coordination and collaboration among a diverse group of stakeholders and experts.â
Thus, the details of the executive order. It dictates that, within 120 days, Donovan, the director of OMB, will issue a new policy on the role of senior agency officials for privacy (SAOPs, for short). Then, each government agency head will designate (or re-designate) a new SAOP âwith the experience and skills necessary to manage an agency-wide privacy program.â
Finally, there is the Federal Privacy Council, which the executive order formally establishes, with the deputy director for management of the OMB as its chair (Andrew Mayock was nominated for the post in December, but doesn't appear to have been confirmed yet). The members of the council will be the SAOPs from 24 separate government agencies, including everyone from the Department of Homeland Security to the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. These members will be tasked with three essential duties:
   Develop recommendations for federal privacy policies.    Coordinate best practices and share ideas.    Recommend plans for hiring, training, and providing professional development for federal employees in the privacy arena.
The Privacy Council will also coordinate closely with the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, along with other councils and groups, like the Chief Financial Officers Council, the Domestic Policy Council, and many others.
Karen Neuman, chief privacy officer at the Department of Homeland Security, and thus likely her agencyâs SAOP, will be among the first group to sit on the Federal Privacy Council. In an interview with The Privacy Advisor, she praised the efforts of OMB Senior Advisor for Privacy Marc Groman, CIPP/US, along with her Deputy CPO at DHS, Jonathan Cantor, CIPP/US, CIPP/G, in getting the council established and framing its structure and goals. Groman, especially, she said, has âaccomplished a lotâ in his short time since re-joining the federal government after his time heading up the Network Advertising Initiative, which followed his role as CPO of the Federal Trade Commission and a number of other federal roles.
âOne of the biggest accomplishments,â she said, âis that [the privacy council] really elevates the privacy enterprise throughout the federal government in a manner thatâs consistent and allows privacy professionals to engage with leadership in a way thatâs really necessary. ⦠They need to be forward thinking about how theyâre going to address privacy and really be innovative in the way that they do so. The council is a logical way to accomplish that.â
Neuman said sheâs looking forward to sharing best practices and standardizing the way each agency attacks the many privacy issues they face on a daily basis, âeven at the level of hiring accomplished and qualified privacy professionals and getting agency buy in.â
Most importantly, Neuman said, âthis council will enable the federal privacy enterprise to enter the modern age. The federal government is operating under the auspices of some very old privacy law and interpretations of that law. ⦠Technology is moving at lightning speed, and the way that people interact with that is moving equally fast, and the law just canât keep up. The council will be well positioned on how to weigh in on bringing those laws into the modern age and allowing privacy professionals to be agile in how they respond. Thatâs one of the most crucial benefits of this council.â
Quite simply, she said, Gromanâs âaccomplishment is tremendous. This is a huge, huge achievement. Donât bury that lede.â
Thanks for pinging this and highlighting related post articles.
Big Brother ambition actions are accelerating quickly, literally by Stroke of Executive pen:
TPP (int’l Internet gov’t censoring)
Behavioral Analysis Exec Order
EU-US Privacy Shield
Privacy Council Exec Order
Along with parallel global economic chaos, one wonders what’s next?
EPIC, Electronic Freedom Foundation, and IAPP are being kept busy trying keep up with the assault on our privacy and freedom of expression.
Let’s keep track of this via Ping list and ideas to halt it!
Thanks and God bless
RE: “Onama establishes Federal Privacy Council as part of massive cyber effort (New Executive Order)
Check out article, # 14 , # 19 , # 27 .”
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
The Privacy Council will ensure that federal bureaucrats will have privacy, while all others will have none. That’
s just the way Liberal Fascism works.
Good Read: “Barrack Obama, The Quintessential Fascist”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html
Freedom will be restricted to those who are apparatchiks of the liberal fascist government of Obomination USA. All others need not apply.
We do know how to deal with this, right?
Elect a good President. Donald Trump will do and undo.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.