First Posted: Jul 21, 2021 05:07 PM EDT
The current U.S.-Mexico COVID-19 restrictions have been extended until Aug. 21. The United States Department of Homeland Security explained that it needs to make this decision since the global pandemic is still affecting the nation, especially since the new variants Delta and Lambda have arrived in the country.
(Photo : Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Healthcare professionals prepare to screen people for the coronavirus at a testing site erected by the Maryland National Guard in a parking lot at FedEx Field March 30, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. The guard, in cooperation with the state of Maryland and Prince Georges County, said the site will be able to test about 100 people a day for COVID-19 if they have been recommended by a doctor.
Utah Gov. Appoints First Government Operations Privacy Officer
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Department of Human Services Director Christopher Bramwell as the state’s first Department of Government Operations privacy officer. He will focus on protecting residents’ personal data.
July 21, 2021 • Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Christopher Bramwell as the Department of Government Operations’ first privacy officer.
According to a release from the governor’s office, the Utah Legislature created the role during its most recent legislative session to protect residents’ personal data.
As privacy officer, Bramwell will be responsible for surveying and compiling information about state agencies’ privacy practices to discern which poses a risk to individual privacy. He will also work with the personal privacy oversight commission and state privacy officer to provide government privacy practice reports and recommendations.