DHS Ditches Old FEMA Data System for Privacy Win
Published Date: 3/26/2025
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Summary
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to cancel a record-keeping system tied to FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program. This means fewer privacy notices and a simpler way to handle certain personal info. If you’ve interacted with this program, this change might affect how your data is managed, with no extra costs or delays expected.
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FEMA IHP Privacy System Rescinded
The Department of Homeland Security proposes to rescind the Privacy Act system of records notice titled "DHS/FEMA-017 Individuals and Households Program Equity Analysis Records System of Records." If you have interacted with FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program, this change may affect how your personal information from that program is managed. The agency says this will mean fewer privacy notices and a simpler way to handle certain personal information, with no extra costs or delays expected.
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