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Reports Collection

Official documents released by the department after investigating or researching a given topic.

  • DHS Data Mining Reports

    The Data Mining Report is published annually pursuant to the Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007, which requires DHS to report to Congress on DHS activities that meet the Act’s definition of data mining. The report summarizes DHS programs that conduct pattern-based queries, searches, or analyses of one or more electronic databases to discover or locate a predictive pattern or anomaly indicative of terrorist or criminal activities.

  • FY 2015 Budget-in-Brief

    The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget Request for $38.2 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflects our continued commitment to the security of our homeland and the American public.

  • July 2013 Retrospective Review Plan Report

    Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations – Progress Report

  • Environmental Justice Annual Implementation Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2013

    This report summarizes the Department’s progress toward achieving the goals of Executive Order 12898 during fiscal year 2013. The Department of Homeland Security is proud to be an active participant in the interagency effort to incorporate environmental justice values as it keeps the nation safe, secure, and resilient.

  • 2013 Annual Report to Congress Executive Summary - Chinese Translation

    Read the Chinese translation of the executive summary to the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman's 2013 Annual Report to Congress.

  • Informe Anual 2013 de la Oficina del Ombudsman de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración

    Read the Spanish version of the 2013 Annual Report to Congress.

  • 21st Century Border: 2013 Action Items and Progress Report

    21st Century Border: 2013 Action Items and Progress Report

  • DPIAC Recommendations Paper 2013-01

    This Digital Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC) Recommendations Paper 2013-01, September 12, 2013, sets forth recommendations for DHS to consider when considering the use of live data in research, testing or training, and for specific privacy protections DHS can consider when that live data includes personally identifiable information.

  • DHS Data Center Consolidation

    DHS created a program to collocate and consolidate the numerous computing facilities currently supporting each of the DHS Components to improve efficiency.

  • DHS/USCIS/PIA-050-Standard Management Analysis Reporting Tool (SMART)

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) developed the Standard Management Analysis Reporting Tool (SMART) to create and compile reports pertaining to immigrant and nonimmigrant benefits. SMART creates reports by temporarily retrieving information from USCIS source systems, which have either aggregate or individual data. USCIS conducted this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to discuss the privacy risks and mitigations associated with replicating and temporarily retaining personally identifiable information (PII) in SMART to create reports.