NASA Internal Memo: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Update “NASA has reallocated resources and has been working overtime to achieve the goal of 100 percent laptop encryption as quickly […]
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OIG Doubts NASA Can Meet Laptop DAR Deadline
NASA’s Efforts to Encrypt its Laptop Computers, NASA OIG “NASA Unlikely to Meet December 21 Encryption Deadline: As a result of the October 31 laptop theft, NASA accelerated the deadline […]
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DAR Implementation Email from LaRC Center Director Lesa Roe
“The Administrator has told all of his direct reports that he expects 100 percent completion by the 21st or it will be reflected in our performance. For clarity, I will […]
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NASA's One Size Fits All DAR Solution Stumbles
Internal NASA LaRC memo: “Once again with DAR the NASA CIO’s office has developed a well-thought-out and reasonable plan that effectively covers 90% of NASA computing resources beautifully, then is […]
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NASA's Stolen Laptop and Data Problem Just Got Worse
Reader note: “This evening I received a second letter from NASA, stating that I’m also “one of a small number of individuals whose personal data was contained in the hard […]
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NASA's CIO Anticipated The Laptop Theft
Protecting and Safeguarding NASA Information and Information Systems (page 6), IT Talk, July-September 2012, NASA CIO “What if this article was the national headline across the United States? Is NASA […]
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Data-at-Rest Is Not A New Requirement at NASA
Data-at-Rest (DAR) at NASA HQ “This page contains important information for employees regarding the Data-at-Rest (DAR) Encryption project at Headquarters. As mandated by Federal law and Agency policy, all NASA-issued […]
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Calls for Congressional Inquiry into Laptop Data Theft
JPL workers seek federal probe into stolen NASA laptop, Pasadena Star-News “Rep. Schiff, who oversees NASA funding through the Appropriations Subcommittee and whose district includes JPL, issued a statement criticizing […]
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JPL Employees Want Congressional investigation Over PII Laptop Theft
Media Advisory JPL Employees Call for Congressional Investigation into NASA Privacy Breech “Employees at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena have called for an immediate […]
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Questions Remain About Information on Stolen NASA Laptop
Keith’s note: One NASA Watch reader writes: “I too received a letter warning of my PII being comprimised by the stolen laptop but there are two things that I find […]