2017 Federal Identity Forum & Homeland Security

Jamie Danker
Director, Sr. Privacy Officer
National Protection and Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security


Jamie Danker leads the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Programs and Protection Directorate Privacy Program where she and her team support and advocate for building privacy into the earliest stages of program and system development. She is a co-author of privacy segments of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines. This suite of documents integrates privacy requirements throughout the guidance to help IT implementers and privacy programs better collaborate on developing secure digital identity solutions while managing privacy risk. Danker has held various privacy positions within DHS, including at the DHS Privacy Office where she developed and implemented the Privacy Compliance Review Framework. She also served as the Privacy Officer for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Verification Division’s E-Verify and related programs. Prior to joining DHS, Danker led and contributed to a number audits concerning government-wide and agency-specific privacy issues at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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