Interesting bit of news that they have (seeming illegally) installed a private commercial server connected to HIPAA-protected data:
> A new server being used to control these databases has been placed in a conference room that Musk’s team is using as their command center, according to an OPM staffer. The staffer described the server as a piece of commercial hardware they believed was not obtained through the proper federal procurement process.
> There is a legal requirement that the installation of a new server undergo a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), a formal process to ensure the change would not create any security vulnerabilities. But in this instance, the staff believes there was no PIA. “So this application and corresponding hardware are illegally operating,” they added.
If some unauthorized foreign national walks into your federal office trying to plug in his PC, that's the moment that calls for violence. Just beat his ass.
Not really. He's the richest person on the planet, controls one of the largest media sites in the planet, and has managed to embed himself into the inner workings of the most powerful country on the planet. Oversight via journalism should be expected.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 22.9 ms ] thread> A new server being used to control these databases has been placed in a conference room that Musk’s team is using as their command center, according to an OPM staffer. The staffer described the server as a piece of commercial hardware they believed was not obtained through the proper federal procurement process.
> There is a legal requirement that the installation of a new server undergo a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), a formal process to ensure the change would not create any security vulnerabilities. But in this instance, the staff believes there was no PIA. “So this application and corresponding hardware are illegally operating,” they added.