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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/CWMD/PIA-002 Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21) Technology Demonstration (TD)

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Systems Support Directorate has been tasked and funded to evaluate networked biological detection and presumptive identification equipment for the purposes of informing the next generation detection of airborne bio-threats, as well as to recapitalize the BioWatch Program. To fulfill these responsibilities, CWMD is developing the Biological Detection for the 21st Century (BD21) Program. CWMD will install biological detection equipment at certain locations/sites as sensor nodes in various configurations. Each node is comprised of biological sensors, Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, a communications unit, meteorological sensors, and cameras, which are monitored and operated remotely (where possible). The sensor nodes capture environmental data and camera video/images which are transmitted to CWMD’s secure Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud for the purpose of developing algorithms and evaluating performance of the technologies. CWMD is conducting this PIA to evaluate the privacy risk associated with the use of this technology.

  • DHS/OIDO/PIA-001 Immigration Detention Case Management System

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO or Office) is an independent office responsible for objectively and impartially reviewing cases submitted by, or on behalf of, individuals affected by potential misconduct, excessive force, violations of rights of individual detainees, or violations of law, standards of professional conduct, contract terms, policy related to immigration detention, or detention standards that occurred while in immigration detention by DHS officers, or other contracted, subcontracted, or cooperating entity personnel. Thereafter OIDO seeks to resolve the matter or provide redress as appropriate.

  • DHS/OIG/PIA-002 Office of Inspector General Video Management System

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is establishing the Video Management System (VMS), which is a system hosted within the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. VMS is storage solution for receiving, storing, and reviewing audio and video data in support of the investigations conducted by DHS OIG criminal investigators (Special Agents).

  • FPS Management Directives

    Directives establishing policies, requirements, and responsibilities related to operations of the Federal Protective Service.

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-030 Departure Information Systems Test

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will operate the Departure Information Systems Test in order to identify reliable and cost-effective border management capabilities that can be deployed nationwide and across multiple modes of travel. The Test will seek to test CBP’s ability to verify the biometrics of departing travelers. Photos of travelers taken during boarding will be compared against photos taken previously (U.S. passport, U.S. visa, and other DHS encounters) and stored in existing CBP systems.

  • DHS/CISA/PIA-038 Use of Administrative Subpoenas for Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Division (CSD) has established a process that permits CISA, pursuant to statutory authority, the use of administrative subpoenas for cybersecurity vulnerability identification and notification. This process allows CISA to issue administrative subpoenas and receive customer or subscriber contact information from service providers to identify and notify owners or operators of covered systems and devices related to critical infrastructure that have a specific security vulnerability. CISA is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) because responses to administrative subpoenas will include the personally identifiable information (PII) of individuals identified by subpoenaed service providers, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs), as relevant points of contact.

  • DPIAC Meeting May 14, 2021

    Materials related to a public meeting of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee on May 14, 2021

  • FPS Prohibited Items Program

    This directive establishes FPS policy for applying security force countermeasures to mitigate prohibited item entry at Federal properties. It applies to all facilities or properties under the control of the General Services Administration (GSA) and any facilities or properties owned, leased, or occupied by any Federal-agency contracting with FPS to provide security service.

  • FPS Civil Unrest and Disturbance Records

    Records Related to Civil Unrest and Disturbance in 2020 and 2021 Released by the Federal Protective Service.

  • CBP Immigration Records

    Records released by CBP related to immigration.