OMB links security to privacy in new guide for government-wide risk-based data management

The White House Office of Management and Budget is requiring all federal agencies to adopt a risk-based approach to managing information and networks, while arguing an explicit link between security controls and privacy protections.

The OMB guidance, referred to as circular A-130, is seen as one of the most significant steps taken by the Obama administration on data management, the culmination of numerous data-security initiatives and executive orders with implications for all governmental contractors that is intended to drive...