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PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

The Board’s Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2019-2022, published in January 2019, outlines
five strategic goals:

STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Provide effective and timely advice regarding the protection of
privacy and civil liberties in the development and implementation of
legislation, regulations, and policies related to efforts to protect the
nation against terrorism.

Under its advice function, the Board is required to advise the President and Executive
Branch departments and agencies to ensure that laws, regulations, policies, and
programs related to efforts to protect the nation from terrorism are appropriately
balanced against the need to protect privacy and civil liberties and are subject to
appropriate guidelines and oversight.
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Conduct effective oversight of executive branch authorities, policies,
and activities related to efforts to protect the nation against terrorism
to ensure appropriate protection of privacy and civil liberties.
Under its oversight function, the Board is required to “continually review” executive
branch regulations, policies, procedures, information-sharing practices, and other
actions related to efforts to protect the nation from terrorism to ensure that they
appropriately protect privacy and civil liberties and comport with governing laws,
regulations, and policies relating to privacy and civil liberties.

STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Offer insights on the effects of new and emerging technologies on the
balance between government power and privacy and civil liberties.

Given the potential implications of new and developing technologies for privacy and
civil liberties, their potential deployment should be accompanied by rigorous
independent consideration of privacy and civil liberties concerns, taking into account
the views of stakeholders inside and outside of government.
STRATEGIC GOAL 4: To the extent consistent with the protection of classified information
and applicable law, promote transparency regarding Board activities
and issues within the Board’s jurisdiction.

The Board is committed to ensuring that its work is available and useful to the public,
in accordance with the Board’s enabling statute.

STRATEGIC GOAL 5: Continue to strengthen the Board’s institutional capacity.

To achieve a standard of excellence in both mission and operational activities, the
Board must continuously develop its operational activities, including human resources,
financial management, and cybersecurity, in a manner consistent with its small size
and limited workforce.

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