This Privacy Requirements for US Federal Contractors online training course explores the importance of safeguarding sensitive information, maintaining public trust, and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance. This course will provide training on the key privacy laws and requirements that contractors must follow when their work involves accessing, using, or operating federal systems containing PII. You will learn about the legislation and guidelines that you must follow when your contract involves creating, collecting, using, processing, storing, maintaining, disseminating, disclosing, disposing, or otherwise accessing personally identifiable information (PII).

Course Learning Objectives

By taking this online Privacy Requirements for US Federal Contractors course, the user will learn:

• The privacy legislation and guidance documents contractors must follow
• The provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), including penalties for violations of the Act
• The appropriate handling and safeguarding requirements for Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• The requirements for the authorized and official use of a system of records or any other PII
• The restriction on the use of unauthorized equipment to create, collect, use, process, store, maintain, disseminate, disclose, dispose, or otherwise access PII
• The prohibition against the unauthorized use of a system of records or unauthorized disclosure, access, handling, or use of PII
• The procedures to be followed in the event of a suspected or confirmed breach of a system of records or unauthorized disclosure, access, handling, or use of PII
  

Course Outline

This online Privacy Requirements for US Federal Contractors course is made up of the following sections:

1. Privacy Legislation and Guidance
2. Responsibilities and Penalties Under the Privacy Act of 1974
3. Appropriate Handling and Safeguarding of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
4. Authorized and Official Use of a System of Records or Any Other PII

Course Audience

This Privacy Requirements for US Federal Contractors online training course was designed for contractors and employees in management roles working with one or more US government agencies.

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