Privacy Office Enhancement Act This bill expands the responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to include, among other things developing guidance to assist DHS components in developing privacy policies and practices; working with DHS's Chief Information Officer to identify methods for managing and overseeing DHS records, management policies, and procedures; working with DHS components and offices to ensure that information sharing activities incorporate privacy protections; and serving as the Chief FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Officer of DHS to manage and process requests.
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesRight of privacy
Privacy Office Enhancement Act
USA116th CongressHR-5678| House
| Updated: 1/29/2020
Privacy Office Enhancement Act This bill expands the responsibilities of the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to include, among other things developing guidance to assist DHS components in developing privacy policies and practices; working with DHS's Chief Information Officer to identify methods for managing and overseeing DHS records, management policies, and procedures; working with DHS components and offices to ensure that information sharing activities incorporate privacy protections; and serving as the Chief FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Officer of DHS to manage and process requests.
Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesRight of privacy