Privacy Office Responsibilities

  • Developing and implementing privacy-related policy and requirements
  • Providing policy guidance and assistance to Departmental Elements
  • Reviewing new and existing privacy-related laws, regulations and policies and updating DOE guidance
  • Supporting DOE response to incidents and data breaches involving PII
  • Providing administrative support to the Department of Energy Privacy Incident Response TeamCoordinating and submitting Privacy Act System of Record Notices (SORNs) for publication in the Federal Register
  • Coordinating with DOE program offices on regulatory actions involving the Privacy Act
  • Reviewing and coordinating Chief Privacy Officer approval of Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
  • Performing Department-wide reviews to determine compliance with the Privacy Act, Section 208 of the E-Government Act, and Departmental Privacy Program policies
  • Coordinating DOE response to Privacy-related reports
  • Serving as the principal advisor to the Senior Agency Official for PrivacyFacilitating the Energy Privacy Steering Committee.
Department of Energy Privacy Program