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Privacy Office

Last Updated: April 1, 2022 | Event

DPIAC Meeting April 26, 2022

Materials related to a public meeting of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee on April 26, 2022.

Last Updated: February 18, 2022 | Press Releases

S1-on-1 with Chief Privacy Officer and Chief FOIA Officer Lynn Parker Dupree

In this episode of “S1-on-1” our leaders discuss the Department’s accomplishment in significantly reducing FOIA backlog, Black History Month, why representation matters, and how DHS is protecting privacy in our daily lives while executing the mission of the Department.

Last Updated: February 10, 2022 | Event

DPIAC Meeting February 22, 2022

Materials related to a public meeting of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee on February 22, 2022.

Last Updated: May 7, 2021 | Publication

DPIAC Meeting May 14, 2021

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

Last Updated: January 22, 2021 | Blog

Protecting Privacy During Turbulent Times

Blog post from Privacy Perspectives, a newsletter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, on January 19, 2021.

Last Updated: October 20, 2020 | Publication

DPIAC Meeting October 27, 2020

The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on October 27, 2020.

Last Updated: October 16, 2020 | Blog

Federal Privacy Summit

Over 500 people attended the virtual Federal Privacy Summit to hear experts, including Privacy Office staff, on topics including AI, Digital identity, and Privacy and the Pandemic.

Last Updated: October 2, 2020 | Publication

Privacy Act Statement

Federal agencies are required to provide what is commonly referred to as a “Privacy Act Statement” to all persons asked to provide personal information about themselves, which will go into a system of records (i.e., the information will be stored and retrieved using the individual’s name or other personal identifier such as a Social Security number).

Last Updated: October 1, 2020 | Blog

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

For National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and always, the Privacy Office works with CISA to embed privacy safeguards into interagency cybersecurity policy initiatives and technologies used for cyber detection and prevention.

Last Updated: September 22, 2020 | Blog

Privacy Incident TTX

Today the Privacy Office hosted the third Annual DHS Privacy Incident Tabletop Exercise to test, validate, and refine the DHS breach response plan.