DHS Intelligence and Analysis Oversight and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office to run a yearly audit of its information systems and large data sets. The goal is to increase oversight and transparency in how the office manages and uses its data. It does this by adding a new audit requirement into the Homeland Security Act.

Key points:

• Who is affected: The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Under Secretary who oversees it.
• What changes: They must conduct an annual audit of the office’s information systems and bulk data.
• When: Every year, on an ongoing basis.