DOJ Seeks Input on Keeping Secrets Safe from Snoops
Published Date: 4/7/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice wants to keep collecting info about how people protect secret data, making sure it’s safe and secure. If you handle confidential info, this affects you! They’re asking for your thoughts by May 7, 2026, to keep things running smoothly without extra hassle or cost.
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Paperwork to Access BJS Confidential Data
If you are approved to access Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) confidential microdata, you must submit several security documents outside the Standard Application Portal: a restricted data use agreement, a Privacy Certificate, a data security plan, a confidentiality pledge, Institutional Review Board (IRB) documentation, and a certification of training. BJS estimates it takes an average of 3 hours (180 minutes) to complete this paperwork per approved application; BJS expects to collect this information for about 55 approved applications per year (495 hours over a three-year clearance, or 165 hours per year).
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