DHS Needs to Set Guardrails for Its Expanded Insider Threat Program

NextGov: The Homeland Security Department needs to put in place more procedures and policies to ensure its insider threat program doesn’t violate employees’ Fourth Amendment rights, according to an internal watchdog.

More than two years after the department significantly expanded its insider threat program, officials still haven’t taken the necessary steps to formalize the new policy, the agency inspector general found. The agency also isn’t properly informing employees that their online activity is being watched, which could potentially infringe on their constitutional rights, auditors said.

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