DHS Data Mining Report to Congress

In the Department's 2008 report to Congress, Data Mining: Technology and Policy (2008 Data Mining Report), the DHS Privacy Office identified three DHS programs that engage in activities that meet the Data Mining Reporting Act's definition of data mining:
(1) the Automated Targeting System (ATS) Inbound, Outbound, and Passenger modules administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP);
(2) the Data Analysis and Research for Trade Transparency System (DARTTS) administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and
(3) the Freight Assessment System (FAS) administered by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

This year's report, covering the time period from December 2008 through November 2009, includes complete descriptions of each of these programs, with updates on modifications, additions, or other developments that have occurred since the 2008 Data Mining Report was issued. After working with all DHS components to review DHS activities against the Data Mining Reporting Act's definition of data mining, the DHS Privacy Office identified no additional DHS data mining activities during the current reporting year.

The Department of Homeland Security 2009 Data Mining Report (PDF, 34 pages).