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Lawmakers Slam Secrecy Surrounding Washington Auditor Breach


Lawmakers Slam Secrecy Surrounding Washington Auditor Breach
Washington state senators probing the breach of a file transfer system used by the auditor’s office are criticizing the lack of transparency in the process. The breach exposed the information of 1.3 million residents.
by Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times
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March 4, 2021
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(TNS) State lawmakers probing the massive data breach at state Auditor Pat McCarthy s office say they re frustrated with ongoing secrecy surrounding the incident, which exposed personal information of at least 1.3 million Washingtonians.
Three state senators who have pressed for details about the breach say the auditor s office has conditioned private briefings on a confidentiality agreement, meaning they cannot share all they learn publicly. The auditor s office has justified holding briefings under so-called attorney-client privilege because the a ....

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Bill would ban confidentiality agreements for Colorado state employees


A first-term senator is pushing to ban the use of nondisclosure agreements for state employees in most circumstances, allowing them to speak freely about the details of their employment.
“I think when it comes to government employees and the businesses of the state, the name of the game is transparency,” said Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton. “The public is entitled to know what public employees are doing and what the government is doing.”
Kirkmeyer cited as her inspiration a release and settlement between the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and Jenny Flanagan, former deputy secretary of state under Jena Griswold. The document, signed on Jan. 16, 2020, indicated that the parties “will not make any disparaging remarks” about each other. ....

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