DHS Quietly Releases 14 Privacy Impact Assessments
The Homeland Security Department has unveiled several important upgrades to databases that collectively contain tens of millions of personal records concerning immigration and travel. Some of the changes are intended to foster information sharing among organizations inside DHS as well as with outside government agencies. Others aim to reorganize the databases internally so as to make them easier to use. The database changes came to light via a Federal Register notice today in which DHS announced the online availability of 14 separate Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) concerning new projects. Not all of the 14 PIAs cover information technology-related projects.
DHS bares upgrades to immigration, travel databases, GCN.com, August 13, 2007.
