Government Report: DHS Has Large Privacy Backlog
The Homeland Security Department�s Privacy Office faces a huge backlog in informing the public of privacy risks related to more than 200 departmental systems, according to congressional testimony (pdf) given this week by a top official at the Government Accountability Office. Although the DHS Privacy Office has made progress in putting together a framework for conducting the assessments and issuing the public notices, backlogs of uncompleted work are continuing to grow in both areas, Linda Koontz, GAO�s director of information management issues, told the House Judiciary Committee�s Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee.
GAO: DHS falling behind on privacy notices, FCW.com, July 25, 2007.
