The Privacy and Civil Liberties Directorate (PCLD) provides guidance and direction to the Department of Defense, its programs, and personnel, ensuring adherence to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.  Our mission is to uphold and protect the privacy and civil liberties of DoD personnel and the public, fostering a culture of respect for constitutional rights.
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IOD executes ATSD(PCLT) responsibilities to the Secretary & Deputy Secretary of Defense for the provision of independent oversight of all Department of Defense intelligence and intelligence-related activities.
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The Defense Regulatory Program optimizes regulatory compliance throughout the DoD.
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The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency (ATSD/PCLT) is the DoD Chief FOIA Officer. The ATSD/PCLT is responsible for the formulation and implementation of Freedom of Information Act Policy for the DoD on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
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The Data and Emerging Technologies Directorate of the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, supports the Department of Defense mission by assessing and mitigating privacy and civil liberties risks in the use, governance and oversight of data and emerging technologies; developing and coordinating policy; and enhancing the broader PCLT mission through innovative technology applications.

Administrative Office conducts all of the mission support functions that support all PCLT Directorates and PCLT Executives to include: taskings, correspondence, travel, property, budget/finance, contracts, manpower, personnel actions, time cards, PCard purchases, security, onboarding, offboarding, parking requests, facilities and space mgmt., emergency and continuity, and the other administrative actions that are common support tasks required to support PCLT.