Privacy Act of 1974; Department of Homeland Security Internal Affairs System of Records

Resumo

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, and as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing effort to review and update legacy system of records notices, the Department of Homeland Security proposes to consolidate two legacy record systems titled, Treasury/ CS.127 Internal Affairs Records System, and Justice/INS.002 INS Office of Internal Audit Investigations Index and Records into one Department of Homeland Security-wide system of records notice titled Internal Affairs. This system will allow the Department of Homeland Security to collect and maintain records on applicants, past and present employees, contractors, and contractor applicants relating to investigations conducted by Department of Homeland Security Headquarters or its components with the exception of investigations conducted by the Office of the Inspector General, which are covered by DHS/OIG-002 Investigations Data Management System. Categories of individuals, categories of records, and the routine uses of these legacy system of records notices have been consolidated and updated to better reflect the Department's internal affairs record systems. Additionally, DHS is issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking