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Management of Public Records and FOI: Closing the Gaps in Responsiveness

Written by Michael Maitland on February 26, 2020. Posted in Featured, Government, Information Access.

Records managers around the world are likely familiar with freedom of information (FOI) laws in their respective countries, especially when considered at the national or federal levels. But recent research concerning local, municipal-level compliance...

Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

Written by ARMA International on January 30, 2020. Posted in Government, Privacy.

On December 23, Yahoo News[1] reported on a Department of Defense memo[2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” Notably, in its opening paragraph, the missive cites...

IG Exec Has Learned From Failures, Says IG Success Requires C-Suite Presence

Written by ARMA International on May 22, 2019. Posted in Compliance, Government, Information Governance, Information Security (Information Protection), Leadership & Management Skills.

Aaron Bryant, chief IG officer at the Washington State Department of Health, recently provided CIODive.com with an account of the lessons he’s learned in his 14 years as a leader of IG programs and the keys to finding IG success. Bryant, also...

ARMA President-Elect Says Expanded California Privacy Bill ‘Ups the Ante’ for IG

Written by ARMA International on March 5, 2019. Posted in Government, Information Governance, News & Analysis, Privacy.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra endorsed a bill last week that expands the state’s new privacy act to permit consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data. The privacy law that was passed in 2018 gave consumers the...

Management of Public Records and FOI: Closing the Gaps in Responsiveness

Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

Goals of New Canadian Digital Charter Include Assuring Privacy, Eradicating Hate Online

IG Exec Has Learned From Failures, Says IG Success Requires C-Suite Presence

ARMA President-Elect Says Expanded California Privacy Bill ‘Ups the Ante’ for IG