[Federal Register: March 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 41)]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[FMR Bulletin 2007-B1]

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2007.

IV. Privacy

Agencies should review the OMB memorandum entitled

``Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information,'' dated May 22,

2006, and ensure that their respective telework technology

infrastructures, practices and procedures are in compliance with

that memorandum and the Privacy Act. The OMB memorandum reemphasizes

the many responsibilities under law and policy to safeguard

sensitive personally identifiable information appropriately. Among

other things, the Privacy Act requires each agency to establish:

``Rules of conduct for persons involved in the design, development,

operation, or maintenance of any system of records, or in

maintaining any record, and instruct each such person with respect

to such rules and the requirements of [the Privacy Act], including

any other rules and procedures adopted pursuant to [the Privacy Act]

and the penalties for noncompliance;'' [and]

``appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to

insure the security and confidentiality of records and to protect

against any anticipated threats or hazards to their security or

integrity which could result in substantial harm, embarrassment,

inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information

is maintained.'' (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(9)-(10))

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