Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
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Read about the legal authorities of the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, including their role on issues such as privacy and DHS's commitment to limited English proficiency.
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The Situational Awareness and Incident Response (SAIR) program provides federal enterprise awareness and incident response capability through Blanket Purchase Agreements setup to provide quick access to products and services that address gaps in the long-term security posture of the federal government.
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This database represents a cross-section of federal, state and local anti-human trafficking efforts conducted by federally-funded and state-originated human trafficking task forces.
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Trusted Internet Connections Capability Validations (TCV) leverages an objective, repeatable, and consistent methodology to measure federal agency/departmental compliance with the TIC Initiative and related Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directives and guidance.
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As part of the federal government's effort to increase its level of service to the public, aencies have been instructed to implement Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) measures to all web sites in the ".gov" domain.
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Community engagement from the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
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CRCL's Antidiscrimination Group engages in policy work to ensure fair and equitable treatment of individuals and guard against discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, sex, and age in DHS programs and activities in accordance with:
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One of the ways in which CRCL advises the Department’s leadership is through a "Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Impact Assessment." A CRCL impact assessment may be required by statute; requested by Department leadership or staff; or initiated by the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
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In an effort to avert or obstruct potential insider threats as part of terrorist operations and criminal activity in and around federal facilities, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) employs Operation Shield. Operation Shield systematically measures the effectiveness of FPS countermeasures. This includes the effectiveness of FPS’ Protective Security Officers in detecting the presence of unauthorized persons and potentially disruptive or dangerous activities.
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Under 6 U.S.C. § 345 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000ee-1, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) reviews and assesses information concerning abuses of civil rights, civil liberties, and profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion, by employees and officials of the Department of Homeland Security. CRCL reviews and assesses complaints in areas such as: Treatment, Abuse of authority/color of law, Conditions of detention, Discrimination, and Due process.
