Handbooks

CMS Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) Handbook

What is the purpose of a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)? 

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an analysis of how personally identifiable information (PII) is collected, used, shared, and maintained. The purpose of a PIA is to demonstrate that system owners have consciously incorporated privacy protections within their systems for information supplied for by the public. 

CMS Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) Handbook

What is a POA&M?

A Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) is a corrective action plan that tracks system weakness and allows System Owners and ISSOs to create a plan to resolve the identified weaknesses over time. A POA&M provides details about the personnel, technology, and funding required to accomplish the elements of the plan, milestones for correcting the weaknesses, and scheduled completion dates for the milestones.