The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC) provides advice at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer on programmatic, policy, operational, administrative, and technological issues within DHS that relate to personally identifiable information, as well as data integrity and other privacy-related matters. The DPIAC was established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under the authority of 6 U.S.C. section 451 and operates in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App)
DPIAC members have diverse expertise in privacy, security, and emerging technology, and come from large and small companies, the academic community, and the non-profit sector. Members also reflect a depth of knowledge on issues of data protection, openness, technology, and national security.
- Committee Members
- Sponsor: Chief Privacy Officer
- Executive Director: Sandra "Sandy" Taylor
- Subcommittee Assignments
The DPIAC is tasked by the Chief Privacy Officer to prepare recommendation reports on various topics:
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2022-01 Privacy Recommendation in connection with Information Sharing
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2022-02 Privacy Recommendation in connection with the Emerging Technologies Cloud Migration
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2019-01 Privacy Recommendations in Connection with the Use of Facial Recognition Technology
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2018-02 Immigration Statistics Data Dissemination Practices
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2017-01 Best Practices for Notifying Affected Individuals of a Large-Scale Data Breach
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2016-01 Algorithmic Analytics and Privacy Protection
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2014-01 Guidance on Transparency and Notice in the DHS Data Framework
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2014-02 Auditing and Oversight of the DHS Data Framework
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2013-01 Use of Live Data in Research
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2012-01 Privacy in Cybersecurity Pilot Programs
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2012-02 Privacy in the Department’s Collection and Use of Biometrics
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2011-01 Privacy Policy & Technology Recommendations for a Federated Information Sharing System
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2010-01 Elements of an Effective Redress Program
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2010-02 Privacy Impact Assessment Process for Enterprise Services Business Development
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2009-01 White Paper on DHS Information Sharing and Access Agreements
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2008-01 Privacy Impacts in DHS Grants to State, Local and Tribal Governments and other Organizations
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2008-02 Options for Verifying the EIN or Otherwise Authenticating the Employer in the E-Verify Program
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2006-01 Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies and Applications
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2006-02 The Use of RFID for Human Identity Verification
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2006-03 The Use of Commercial Data
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2005-01 The Use of Commercial Data to Reduce False Positives in Screening Programs
- DPIAC Recommendations Report 2005-02 Secure Flight Program
- Phone: 202-343-1717
- E-mail: PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov