Issue Background

Cybersecurity

This, and the threat of legal action for non-compliance is why we believe a national standard for data security and breach notification is critical.

Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, and three territories have enacted varying data breach notification laws that are far from uniform. RIMS recognizes that for businesses operating in multiple states, compliance with a patchwork of state requirements creates confusion and lessens efficiency.

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Inventing his way
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Coronavirus: "Nightmarish conditions," infections, abuse in facilities owned by local nursing home operators
San Jose Mercury News
April 19-- Apr. 19--Lack of controls to stop dangerous infections. Staffing so thin the facility can't provide proper care for patients. That data showed Gateway with 33 staff and 69 patient infections, a jump from the 66 total figure Alameda County released Thursday.
Volunteers help keep base commissary stocked
Dayton Daily News
...commissary at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, little do they know that item may have been stocked by a volunteer Airman. Since March 28, teams of between five and 15 Airmen -- some officers, a chaplain and enlisted individuals -- have been working for about an hour before the store opens at 9 a.m. to ensure the shelves are as fully stocked as possible. Commissary staff say they are delighted and thankful to have the help. With patrons buying so many products at the commissary...
The backlash against the quarantine has begun in Pennsylvania, with anti-shutdown rally Monday in Harrisburg
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Annamarie Scannapieco, 55, of Gilbertsville, Montgomery County, helped plan a "back-to-work" rally in Harrisburg that's been rescheduled for Monday. Contributions to those groups are not tax deductible. Taking flak comes with the turf when a group advocates for gun rights, Dorr said. In 2019, a Fox News affiliate investigated the Minnesota Firearms Association, with which Dorr was affiliated, and found the group's nonprofit status had been revoked.