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Federal agencies are required by law to ensure the protection of the
personally identifiable information (PII) they collect, store, and transmit.
With a thriving digital economy, agencies are collecting ever-larger amounts of
personal information unlike ever before. Instances of past abuse, misuse, and
egregious errors in federal agencies' management of personal information,
combined with growing public concern about the U.S. Government's ability to
protect their private information, have increased congressional scrutiny and
expectations for compliance with federal privacy laws and regulations.
Protection of the Government's vast accumulation of personal information begins
with the responsibility of federal employees at all levels and in all
positions.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for ensuring proper
protections of the information contained within its information systems,
including PII. To that end, the Department developed a Privacy Impact
Methodology to assess whether a system that contains PII meets legal privacy
requirements. The findings of the assessments are outlined in the Executive
Summary Reports.
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