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Internal Directives Strategy and Doctrinal Products Collection

Selected internal directives, strategic planning and budget documents, and similar documents.

  • Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2023-2027

    The FY23-27 Strategic Plan articulates the Department’s missions and goals, the strategies we employ to achieve each goal, and long-term performance measures that we use to evaluate our progress.

  • CIS Ombudsman Strategic Plans

    The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) aims to be a champion for a transparent and efficient immigration benefits system administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Our strategic plans help us to effectively carry out our mission through casework, stakeholder engagement, and policy recommendations.

  • Privacy Policy & Compliance Instruction 047-01-004

    Privacy Policy & Compliance Instruction

  • DHS Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans Organizational Chart

    View the current organizational chart for the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans.

  • Management Directives - Records Management

    DHS Management Directives related to Records Management.

  • DHS Burden Reduction Plan for Fiscal Year 2024

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Burden Reduction Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 is a cross-functional and cross-Component effort that continues the successes achieved in FY 2023. It is critical for all DHS employees to place customers at the center of all work and improve their interactions and experiences with the Department.

  • DHS Information Technology Strategic Plan 2024-2028

    The DHS Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan 2024-2028 enables the Department to set goals and support cross-functional and cross-organizational priorities to achieve our mission.

  • Policy Directive & Instructions

    DHS Privacy Policy directives and instructions.

  • Lapse in Funding for DHS

    The Department’s contingency plan outlines procedures for an orderly shutdown of non-exempt functions during a lapse in funding or appropriations.

  • National Vetting Governance Board Charter

    Charter of the National Vetting Governance Board, established pursuant to National Security Presidential Memorandum-9, "Optimizing the Use of Federal Government Information in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise," dated February 6, 2018.