U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Homeland Security June 13, 2019 SENT VIA EMAIL TO: foia@americanoversight.org Austin R. Evers Executive Director American Oversight 1030 15th Street, NW Suite B255 Washington, DC 20005 Re: 2019-HQFO-00541 Dear Mr. Evers: This is the electronic final response to your March 25, 2019, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You requested records sufficient to show current and historical staffing levels for CRCL, including: 1- The number of people hired from FY 2009–10 through FY 2018–19, on a monthly basis; 2- The number of people who have been terminated from or vacated their staff positions from FY 2009–10 through FY 2018–19. Please provide updates to the number of people terminated on a monthly basis; and, 3- Total full time equivalents (FTE) for FY 2009-10 through FY 2018–19. Please provide updates to the number of FTEs on a monthly basis. A search of DHS’s Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) for documents responsive to your request produced a total of one (1) Excel document. We are granting your request under FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552, and DHS FOIA regulations at 6 C.F.R. Part 5. As a matter of administrative discretion, I am releasing one responsive record. I determined that they are appropriate for public release. The documents are enclosed in their entirety; DHS claimed no deletions or exemptions. Provisions of FOIA allow DHS to charge for processing fees, up to $25, unless you seek a waiver of fees. In this instance, because the cost is below the $25 minimum, there is no charge. If you need any further assistance or would like to discuss any aspect of your request, please contact the analyst below who processed your request and refer to 2019-HQFO-00541. You may send an e-mail to foia@hq.dhs.gov, call 202-343-1743 or toll free 1-866-431-0486, or you may contact our FOIA Public Liaison in the same manner. Additionally, you have a right to seek VERSIGHT dispute resolution services from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) which mediates disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies as a non-exclusive alternative to litigation. If you are requesting access to your own records (which is considered a Privacy Act request), you should know that OGIS does not have the authority to handle requests made under the Privacy Act of 1974. You may contact OGIS as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Sincerely, /s/ James Holzer Deputy Chief FOIA Officer Enclosure(s): Responsive Document (1 Excel) OVERSIGHT Number of Employees Hired Into Office of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Oct 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 Nov 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Dec 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Jan 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 Feb 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 1 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 Apr 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 May 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 Jul 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Aug 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Sep 4 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 Month Number of Employees Who Have Been Terminated From or Vacated From Office of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Oct 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 Nov 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Dec 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 Feb 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Mar 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Apr 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 May 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 Jun 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Jul 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Aug 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Sep 4 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 Month Total Full Time Equivalents (FTE) Employees in the Office of Civil Rights Civil Liberties (CRCL) FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Oct 71 94 110 97 88 88 84 84 85 88 Nov 75 96 107 96 89 88 84 81 86 88 Dec 77 96 103 98 90 88 84 82 85 88 Jan 77 99 99 93 89 89 83 82 85 87 Feb 81 103 100 91 87 89 81 83 85 88 Mar 83 107 99 91 87 91 82 84 86 87 Apr 82 111 99 91 87 91 82 85 87 88 May 84 112 100 90 89 87 80 84 87 88 Jun 88 112 96 90 89 86 80 84 86 Jul 90 110 95 89 89 85 84 83 87 Aug 90 109 95 89 88 85 84 84 86 Sep 97 109 95 89 89 83 84 85 86 Month VERSIGHT DHS-19-0386-A-000001