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Privacy at EDArchived InformationOffice of the Chief Privacy Officer
The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) provides leadership, oversight, and coordination to ensure Departmental compliance with government initiatives regarding the acquisition, release and maintenance of information. In particular, OCPO oversees the administration of the following federal statutes at the Department of Education (ED):

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Privacy Act

 
Federal Records Act
Paperwork Reduction Act
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)OCPO is responsible for providing policies, standards, and procedures that ensure ED complies with governmental information management requirements in the above areas. In addition, OCPO provides instruction to assure that customers are educated and supported in the performance of these efforts.

OCPO Divisions

Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division
    The Student Privacy Policy and  Assistance Division (which includes the Department’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center)  is responsible for developing policy and guidance on long-standing and emerging  student privacy policy issues, and for providing general and targeted technical  assistance to educational agencies and institutions, and the broader education  community on issues relating to statutory and regulatory compliance, as well as  best practices for protecting student privacy beyond compliance with Federal  requirements.Privacy Safeguards Division

The Privacy Safeguards Division raises  employees’ awareness of privacy issues, demonstrates how employees can  safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) that ED utilizes, and  fosters a culture of accountability for protecting PII within the Department.

    Family Policy Compliance  Division
      The Family Policy Compliance Division, known as the Family Policy Compliance  Office (FPCO) is responsible for administering two federal laws that provide  parents and students with certain privacy rights: the Family Educational Rights  and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).

FOIA Service Center Division ​
      The FOIA Service Center is responsible for ensuring agency compliance with the  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
 
Information Collections  Clearance Division
The Information Collections Clearance Division is responsible for ensuring  agency compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, information quality and  forms management.
 
Records and Document  Management Division
The Records and Document Management Division (RDMD)  is responsible for safeguarding the creation, filing and disposing of records  in the act of doing business for the federal government.
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