Privacy officers would be installed in every unit of the Departme...
Privacy officers would be installed in every unit of the Department of Homeland Security under a bill approved Tuesday by the House. The action has long been sought by privacy activists. DHS agencies include the Transportation Security Administration, the…
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Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Directorate of Science and Technology, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Directorate for National Protection and Programs. DHS has a department- wide privacy office. Its recently appointed chief, Mary Ellen Callahan, came from the online-advertising industry (WID Feb 20 p2). The Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act (HR-1617) was introduced Thursday by Rep. Christopher Carney, D-Pa., and was approved on a suspension vote, an ACLU spokesman told us. “Americans need these officials in place to protect the privacy rights we all rely on, and to raise red flags when the potential for abuse arises,” said Caroline Fredrickson, the director of the ACLU Washington legislative office.