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Privacy

The DHS Privacy Office is responsible for evaluating the Department programs, systems, and initiatives for potential privacy impacts, and providing strategies to reduce the privacy impact.

  • DHS/USCIS/PIA-087 Person Centric Identity Services Initiative

    Associated SORNS and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for the Person Centric Identity Services Initiative (PCIS) implemented by USCIS.

  • DPIAC Recommendations Report 2022-01 & 2022-02

    Report 2022-01 and 2022-02 of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee on Privacy Recommendations in connection with Information Sharing and Emerging Technologies Cloud Migration. 

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-075 Intelligent Computer Assisted Detection (ICAD) System

    CBP provided notice to the public about ICAD in the BSS PIA and is publishing the new PIA to provide transparency about the system’s application/functionality.

  • DHS/ALL/PIA-095 International Biometric Information Sharing Program (IBIS)

    This PIA considers privacy risks and applicable mitigation strategies associated with implementing the International Biometric Information Sharing Program (IBIS).

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-073 Advance Travel Authorization (ATA)

    New Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to provide notice and assess the privacy risks associated with the new, voluntary Advance Travel Authorization (ATA).

  • Major Information System List

    This page contains the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (excluding the United States Coast Guard) Consolidated Major Information System List.

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-010 Analytical Framework for Intelligence (AFI)

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Analytical Framework for Intelligence (AFI) system provides enhanced search and analytical capabilities to identify, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who pose a potential law enforcement or security risk, and aids in the enforcement of customs, immigration, and other laws enforced by DHS at the border. Since the original Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), CBP has increased technical safeguards in AFI; added a new user role, additional DHS users, and additional data sources; and developed a governance process that includes the operational and oversight components of CBP.

  • CISA Calendars

    This page contains the annual calendars for the current Directors of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

     

  • DHS/S&T/PIA-020 Research Projects Involving Volunteers

    An integral part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) mission is to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) on technologies or topics related to improving homeland security and combating terrorism.

  • DHS/USCG/PIA-028 Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID)

    The Department of Defense (DoD) owns and operates the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) system, which serves as a centralized, case-level database for military sexual assault reports. DSAID is a case management and business management tool that contains information provided by all military services and provides information that can be used to build metrics and track cases from start to conclusion.