The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, govern personal information submitted to all Federal agencies, including OCR.

On May 23, 2012, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum on Building a 21st Century Digital Government. It launched a comprehensive Digital Government Strategy aimed at delivering better digital services to the American people.

View official Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) of significant initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education, listed by Principal Office.

The Grantee Satisfaction Survey is a customer satisfaction survey administered to state-level educational agency staff who manage formula grants funded through the Department.

The FOIA Annual Reports provide summary statistics, by principal office, of the activities conducted in the administration of the FOIA Program.

Information on the Equal Employment Opportunity Data posted pursuant to Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174.

The Paperwork Reduction Act requires all federal agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from the public.