Office of Information Governance and Privacy (original) (raw)

The Office of Information Governance and Privacy (OIGP) components include the Performance Management Office, the Privacy Unit and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Unit.

The Performance Management Office (PMO) tracks, reports and aligns all OIGP projects to M&A strategic goals and OIGP’s key mission areas. The PMO utilizes aggressive tracking of unit operations and tactical plans to give leadership timely, forward-looking data that feeds routine decision-making and out-year planning by means of modem reporting tailored to each unit’s operational needs.

The ICE Privacy Unit oversees the implementation of privacy protections and the transparency of government operations while supporting the ICE mission. Privacy is the concept that personal information about individuals should be respected and properly safeguarded as required by federal law and policy.

The ICE Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officeenables transparency in accordance with the law and Department of Homeland Security policy by overseeing and managing ICE’s implementation of the FOIA (5 U.S.C. § 552) and responding to individual requests for information under section (d)(1) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a).