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PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

I NF OR M A T IO N T E CH N O LO G Y A N D S EC UR I T Y

Ø Implementation of stronger technical controls to ensure compliance with Federal
Information Security and Modernization Act (“FISMA”) requirements for
cybersecurity. An independent evaluation rated the Board’s cybersecurity controls
as effective for both FY 2020 and FY 2019;

Ø Implementation of collaboration tools and a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platform
to ensure continuity of operations and enhancing the agency’s boundary protection;

Ø Installation of a new, modernized website that improves the accessibility of the
Board’s activities to users;
Ø Launch of a Trusted Access Program to ensure the security of classified information
and to prevent insider threats, in accordance with Executive Order 13587, which
requires federal agencies that operate or access classified computer networks to
establish an insider threat program; and
Ø Collaboration with other federal agencies to transition its security portfolio and to
ensure the workforce is enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation Program and is part
of the Trusted Workforce 2.0.

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