Privacy Office - DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

The DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee provides advice at the request of the Secretary 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, as well as data integrity and other privacy-related matters. The committee was established by the Secretary of Homeland Security under the authority of 6 U.S.C. section 451 and operates in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App)

Please Note: The below webpages are offered as a reading room of materials related to this Federal Advisory Committee. All materials including meeting minutes, draft and final reports, agendas, etc. are either for or by the Committee and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and/or positions of the DHS Privacy Office or the Department. The Committee may choose to use these materials and others to provide advice to the Privacy Office and the Department on privacy and data integrity issues and ultimately the Department may choose to consider that advice. These materials are offered purely to provide transparency into the Committee’s process.

Meeting Information

• Meeting Information and Materials

Request for Applicants for Appointment

The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office is seeking applicants for membership terms on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee to expire in 2012 and 2013.

If you are interested in applying for membership on the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, please submit the following documents to Martha K. Landesberg, Executive Director, at the address provided below by June 8, 2009:

1. A letter explaining your qualifications for service on the Committee; and
2. A resume that includes a detailed description of your experience that it is relevant to the Committee's work.

Please send your documents to Martha K. Landesberg, Executive Director, DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, by either of the following methods:

E-mail: PrivacyCommittee@dhs.gov
Fax: 703-235-0442

In support of the Department of Homeland Security's policy on gender and ethnic diversity, qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply for membership.

For additional information please see the Federal Register Notice.

Request for Comments

Please provide any comments in writing to privacycommittee@dhs.gov, by postal mail, or by fax. All comments will be considered on an ongoing basis.

Reports, Recommendations, & Communications

• Options for Verifying the EIN or Otherwise Authenticating the Employer in the E-Verify Program, Adopted December 3, 2008. (2008-02) (PDF, 5 pages - 56 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Committee made seven recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer to address certain privacy and data security risks associated with the identification and authentication processes of the Department's E-Verify system
• Recommendations on Addressing Privacy Impacts in Department of Homeland Security Grants to State, Local, and Tribal Governments and other Organizations, Adopted September 17, 2008. (2008-01) (PDF, 1 page - 22 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Committee made four recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer to address privacy impacts in DHS Grant-making process to State, local and tribal governments and other organizations.
• Comments Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Implementation of the REAL ID Act, Adopted May 7, 2007 (2007-01)  (PDF, 9 pages - 278 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Committee made twelve recommendations to the Secretary and the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security regarding the Department’s implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005.
• The Use of Commercial Data, Adopted December 6, 2006 (2006-03) (PDF, 13 pages - 227 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (the Committee) has made additional recommendations to its previous report on the use of commercial data and issues the following report to the Secretary and Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• The Use of RFID for Human Identity Verification, Adopted December 6, 2006 (2006-02) (PDF, 13 pages - 270 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (the Committee) issues this report to the Secretary and the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies, and Applications, Adopted March 7, 2006 (2006-01) (PDF, 10 pages - 256 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee has developed a report to serve as the framework for the Committee to analyze programs, technologies and applications at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• Recommendations on the Secure Flight Program, Adopted December 6, 2005 (2005-02) (PDF, 4 pages - 87 KB). The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee has examined the Secure Flight Program and issues this report to the Secretary and the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
• The Use of Commercial Data to Reduce False Positives in Screening Programs Adopted September 28, 2008 (2005-01) (PDF, 16 pages - 220 KB), First Report of the DHS Privacy Advisory Committee.
• Letter to Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson, (PDF, 2 pages - 72 KB) regarding the Committee’s intent to examine the Secure Flight program to assess the program’s approach to data privacy and integrity.

Advisory Committee Leadership

Privacy Advisory Committee members have diverse expertise in privacy, security, and emerging technology, and come from large and small companies, the academic community, and the non-profit sector.  The members also reflect a depth of knowledge on issues of data protection, openness, technology, and national security.  Members for the first term will serve staggered terms of two years, three years, or four years and all subsequent members will serve for a period of four years.

• Committee Members  
• Sponsor: Mary Ellen Callahan
• Executive Director: Martha K. Landesberg
• Subcommittee Assignments

Committee Resources

• Committee Charter  (Renewed) (PDF, 3 pages - 22 KB). This renewed charter governs the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee.
• Notice of Establishment, April 9, 2004 (PDF, 4 pages - 338 KB)
• Membership Application  (PDF, 3 pages - 112 KB)
• DHS Announces Appointments to Privacy Advisory Committee, February 23, 2005.