In a keynote speech at the Federal Privacy Summit yesterday, Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan announced the government is establishing a Federal Privacy Council in an effort to coordinate the privacy policies, strategies and strategic thinking across government agencies, modeled after the federal CIO Council. "It's time to stop re-inventing the privacy wheel at agencies and do a better job of leveraging the success of each agency's related efforts," Donovan said. "It is time to shift from reactive programs to proactive strategies. And it is time to 'professionalize' the privacy profession." Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, has the details, along with other newly announced federal government initiatives, for The Privacy Advisor.
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