- Mission [1]
- The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the
DHS Chief Privacy Officer on programmatic, policy, operational, administrative, and technological issues within the DHS that
relate to personally identifiable information (PII), as well as data integrity and other privacy-related matters. Since its
inception, the DPIAC has provided relevant, timely guidance on implementing privacy in a variety of DHS programs and systems,
and on best practices for the Department’s collection, use, sharing, and retention of PII. The Committee has set out its guidance
in nine public reports posted on the Committee’s webpage at www.dhs.gov/privacy.The Committee’s work is integral to implementation
of the Department of Homeland Security’s mission to secure America. Protecting constitutional rights and American values is
one of the Guiding Principles set out in the Department’s 2008-2013 Strategic Plan, which states that the Department “will
always respect and preserve the individual rights enshrined in our Constitution and protect the privacy of our citizens and
visitors.” The Committee has a significant impact on the Department’s adherence to this Principle by providing guidance on
building privacy into Department programs and systems without compromising the Department’s efforts to protect the homeland.
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