OMB Memoranda 06-15 and 06-16: Safeguarding Information Maintained by the U.S. Government

In 2006, the Office of Management and Budget published two memoranda back to back dealing specifically with protecting certain types of information maintained by the Federal Government. M-06-15 addresses safeguarding personally identifiable information. M-06-16 deals with the protection of sensitive agency information. Both memoranda reiterate the security requirements of previous regulations, and expand upon them to make them more effective.

OMB M-06-15: Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information

M-06-15 served as a reminder to government agencies of their responsibilities towards protecting personally identifiable information.

Under the Privacy Act of 1974 agencies must:

Establish rules [...]