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Publications Library

The Publication Library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.

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  • DHS Major Information Systems (MIS)

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Major Information Systems are listed on this page by system name with links to the documents.

  • DHS/TSA/PIA-052 Checkpoint Information Management Web Application

    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) performs a wide variety of transportation security functions, including, among others, the physical screening of transportation passengers and transportation sector workers. The traveling public often notices transportation security functions at TSA airport security checkpoints, but they also occur at other locations such as airport gates, airport worker sterile area access points, and national security events. To promote efficiency and uniformity in the reporting of incidents, TSA has developed a web application accessible from TSA-issued devices, the Checkpoint Information Management (CIM) Web Application, to permit the electronic submission of incident reports.

  • Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) Certification

    These documents include the signed statement by the authoritative representative DHS Chief Information Officer (CIO) that the DHS DCOI Strategic Plan has verified that the accompanying Strategic Plan is a valid JSON file, conforms to the schema on management.cio.gov/schema.

  • DHS First Responder Vaccine Initiative Pilot Program Report

    DHS First Responder Vaccine Initiative Pilot Program

  • DHS/ALL/PIA-072 National Vetting Center (NVC)

    Through National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-9, the President has mandated the Federal Government improve the manner in which executive departments and agencies coordinate and use intelligence and other information to identify individuals who present a threat to national security.

  • DHS/USCIS/PIA-071 myUSCIS Account Experience

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) operates myUSCIS Account Experience to engage benefit requestors and legal representatives, while they navigate and complete the immigration process, through an authenticated digital account experience. MyUSCIS Account Experience offers a personalized, authenticated, and secured account for benefit requestors and legal representatives, and replaces all aspects of the public facing USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS).

  • Memo on Information Regarding First Amendment Protected Activities

    Memo to DHS employees from Acting Secretary McAleenan providing information regarding first amendment protected activities.

  • Standards Confidence in Products and Services

    The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Standards (STN), part of the Systems Engineering and Standards Division (SES), works closely with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components, homeland security partners and other end users (particularly first responders) to identify and develop relevant standards to address DHS mission needs and promote the use and implementation of such standards in DHS programs. 

  • CBP We Build the Wall Records

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Records Related to the Group We Build the Wall.

  • DHS Biometrics Expansion

    Memo signed by Secretary John Kelly on May 24, 2017, directing the Department to enhance biometric collection practices to improve identity resolution and encounter management.

Last Updated: 01/28/2022