The chief privacy officer position at the U.S. Education Department is about to go vacant, sources say, as part of a broader reorganization that could have big implications for how the federal government supports schools and districts in protecting student privacy.
Current Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Styles "announced at a staff meeting Monday that she was being reassigned, effective April 1, and that there are currently no plans to replace her," according to a source familiar with the announcement.
A spokeswoman for the Education Department declined to confirm the reassignment, saying the department does not comment on personnel matters.
Read more at Education Week: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2018/03/privacy_advocates_brace_for_sh.html