The inquiry will focus on analyzing the outsized consequences data practices can have on marginalized communities and make specific recommendations on solutions.

Existing agreements are often old and fail to account for agencies' need to repurpose and reuse the data.

The Inspector General says all personally identifiable information must be wiped from equipment.

Synthetic data generation through a new platform with protect veterans' health information and enable the agency to work with others and industry.

The Census Bureau and others are looking for help, especially with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology that could help fight the coronavirus pandemic while protecting people's identities.

Under the national coronavirus emergency, companies don't need much permission to give up people's data to the federal government. Privacy advocates are concerned with how agencies will…