The availability of information, from personal information to public information, is made all the easier today due to technological changes in computers, digitized networks, internet access, and the creation of new information products. The E-Government Act of 2002 recognized that these advances also have important ramifications for the protection of personal information contained in government records and systems. The Act mandates an assessment of the privacy impact of any substantially revised or new Information Technology System. The document that results from these mandated assessments is called a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA).

• Official guidance regarding drafting Privacy Impact Assessments and templates for the Privacy Threshold Analysis and the Privacy Impact Assessment.

Privacy Impact Assessments

Official Privacy Impact Assessments of significant initiatives within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are available for the following Components and Offices:

• Department-wide Programs
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
• Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Management Directorate
• National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)
• Office of Inspector General
• Operations Coordination & Planning
• Science & Technology (S&T)
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• US-VISIT
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Secret Service