January-March 2011 Issue
David Wennergren was selected to become the new Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) for the Department of ...
July-September 2012 Issue
We all save an overabundance of mementos from the past — whether it is a favorite blanket from grandma, a box full of ...
January-March 2011 Issue
It is with great pleasure that I write my first CIO column for CHIPS magazine. I began serving as the DON CIO in late ...
July-September 2010 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving the loss of media ...
October-December 2007 Issue
We've all heard nightmarish tales of identity theft, but that only happens to someone else, right? Wrong! Security breaches ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The Department of the Navy (DON) is currently involved in a top-down approach to eliminate the unnecessary collection of ...
January-March 2011 Issue
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, located in Southern California, is the largest Marine
Corps installation on the West ...
July-September 2001 Issue
Beginning in spring 2001, Department of Defense (DoD) employees began receiving a new identification (ID) card. This card, ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The Navy Exchange Service Command Ships Store Program, a Naval Supply Systems Command organization, is responsible for ...
April-June 2011 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information data breach involving a Department of the Navy ...
April-June 2011 Issue
The Department of the Navy is working to eliminate the unnecessary collection of Social Security numbers (SSNs) to protect ...
July-September 2011 Issue
The DON Information Management/Information Technology/Cyberspace Campaign Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2013 outlines the ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The Social Security number (SSN) has evolved beyond its intended purpose to become the identifier of choice for many of the ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility (DONCAF), a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) ...
January-March 2007 Issue
Department of the Navy (DON) networks are under continuous attack by an invasion of "spam on steroids." There has been a ...
April-June 2013 Issue
Phishing is a criminal activity in which an adversary attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive information by ...
January-March 2011 Issue
If you have any doubt that you could be the next victim of identity theft — think again — because new ways to beguile you ...
October-December 2007 Issue
During the past 12 months, there have been more than 100 privacy breaches resulting in the loss of personally identifiable ...
January-March 2011 Issue
How do thieves steal an identity? Identity theft starts with the misuse of an individual's personally identifiable ...
January-March 2011 Issue
Department of Justice provides information about how to prevent identity theft, as well as what to
do if you become a ...
April-June 2007 Issue
Consider this scenario: a major university in the Eastern United States finds that its Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps ...
January-March 2013 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving the transmission of an ...
April-June 2008 Issue
All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding ...
April-June 2009 Issue
The following is a recently reported compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) involving the transmission of ...
April-June 2010 Issue
The following is a recently reported data breach involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) on ...
January-March 2008 Issue
All DON personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding personally identifiable ...
January-March 2009 Issue
All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding ...
July-September 2008 Issue
All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding ...
July-September 2009 Issue
The following is a recently reported compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) involving the improper disposal ...
July-September 2012 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach. Names have been changed or ...
October-December 2007 Issue
During the past 18 months, the Department of the Navy (DON) has reported more than 100 incidents involving the loss of ...
October-December 2008 Issue
All Department of the Navy personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding ...
October-December 2009 Issue
The following is a recently reported compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) involving the theft of storage ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving a Department of the ...
October-December 2004 Issue
Identity theft occurs when a person illegally obtains another person's name; Social Security Number; bank or credit card ...
October-December 2012 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving
a private medical ...
April-June 2013 Issue
In an initiative that began in 2006 to improve the quality of data for force shaping and critical decision making, the ...
January-March 2013 Issue
Mr. Terry Halvorsen is the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO). Shortly after being named DON CIO in ...
October-December 2010 Issue
In this installment of the CHIPS Web 2.0 column we are bringing you a selection of news and tips about collaborative media ...
October-December 2006 Issue
With recent reports of potential violations of sensitive personal information by federal agencies, the Office of Management ...
January-March 2002 Issue
Introduction
The uncertain balance between personal privacy and national security has become even more delicate following ...
January-March 2013 Issue
One of the most important functions the Department of the Navy can perform on behalf of its Sailors, Marines, civilians and ...
April-June 2009 Issue
During the past year, the Department of the Navy has experienced problems relating to turning in excess information ...
January-March 2013 Issue
In accordance with federal laws requiring agencies to establish appropriate administrative, technical and physical ...
October-December 2010 Issue
The following is a recently reported data breach involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information contained ...
July-September 2011 Issue
The privacy of an individual is a fundamental right that must be respected and protected. While improved handling and ...
April-June 2012 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving a Sailor who improperly ...
July-September 2006 Issue
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced June 3 that active-duty Sailors may be affected by the theft in May of ...
April-June 2012 Issue
The Department of the Navy implemented phases one and two of the Social Security Number Reduction Plan and is now ...
April-June 2013 Issue
The following is a recently reported personally identifiable information (PII) data breach involving the
storage of paper ...
January-March 2011 Issue
SPAWAR safeguards SSNs through decisive action and strict controls on SSN use.
The White House's Office of Management and ...
October-December 2005 Issue
Because of the current problem with identity theft, verifying identification cannot be taken too lightly, especially when ...
July-September 2012 Issue
For many years, the Electronic Data Interchange-Personal Identifier (EDI-PI) has been a unique identifier for personnel ...
October-December 2011 Issue
The Department of the Navy is eliminating the unnecessary collection of Social Security numbers (SSNs) to protect personally ...
October-December 2010 Issue
It has been 10 years since President Clinton signed the E-Sign Act ("Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce ...
October-December 2009 Issue
Welcome to the Virtual Life, where we can tailor reality to suit our tastes. Applications like Second Life can give us the ...
July-September 2008 Issue
The dawn was cold and gray as Joe slipped on his coat and swallowed the last bit of coffee. Last night's research was ...
January-March 2011 Issue
The nine-digit Social Security number has been used since 1936 to track a person's wages for the purpose of accruing ...
January-March 2011 Issue
Human error is the cause of 80 percent of the DON's PII breaches. Not knowing or not following guidance, or just being ...
January-March 2011 Issue
A memo from the Under Secretary of Defense issued Nov. 23, 2010, (DTM 13798-10, "Social Security Numbers (SSN) Exposed on ...
July-September 2011 Issue
A question submitted to the "Ask an Expert" section of the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer website ...
October-December 2012 Issue
The Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer (DON CIO) Privacy Office receives frequent inquiries regarding paper ...
January-March 2010 Issue
The following is a recently reported compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) involving the disposal of ...