DHS Proposes to Exempt Portions of CTMS
May 26, 2009 – 10:26 am
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to exempt portions of a system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. Specifically, DHS proposes to exempt portions of the Compliance Tracking and Management System (CTMS) from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements. This system of records is owned and operated by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
CTMS collects and uses information necessary to support monitoring and compliance for researching and managing misuse, abuse, discrimination, breach of privacy, and fraudulent use of USCIS verification programs: (1) Systematic Alien Verification Division’s for Entitlements (SAVE); and (2) E-Verify. SAVE and E-Verify are both congressionally mandated programs for the verification of information about an individual based on documents presented to either a government agency or employer.
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