Services

Privacy & Civil Liberties Engineering

Build systems that protect the mission and the rights of the people it serves.

Secure federal data architecture concept

Federal agencies and DoD organizations operate powerful technologies that collect, process, and share sensitive data at scale. Without deliberate privacy and civil liberties engineering, those systems can inadvertently expose agencies to legal risk, erode public trust, and violate the constitutional protections they are obligated to uphold.

Caplock Security embeds privacy and civil liberties protections directly into the architecture and engineering of federal systems, from initial design through deployment and ongoing oversight. Compliance is built in, not audited in after the fact.

Rights-respecting systems, engineered from the ground up.

What we do

  • Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)

    Fulfill E-Government Act Section 208 requirements with assessments that go beyond checkbox compliance.

  • Privacy by Design

    Integrate data minimization, purpose limitation, and access controls at the architecture level.

  • Privacy Program Development

    Build sustainable privacy programs aligned to the Privacy Act, OMB guidance, and agency-specific requirements.

  • Data Governance & Minimization

    Define collection boundaries, retention schedules, and anonymization standards across systems.

  • Privacy Engineering for AI & Analytics

    Identify and mitigate privacy risks in machine learning models, data pipelines, and automated decision systems.

  • Data Breach Preparedness & Response

    Develop notification procedures, response playbooks, and reporting workflows that meet federal and HIPAA requirements.

  • Data Protection

    Implement encryption, access management, and data loss prevention to protect sensitive data at rest, in transit, and in use.

Standards & capabilities
  • Privacy Act
  • E-Gov Act §208
  • OMB Guidance
  • HIPAA
  • Privacy by Design

Let’s work together.

Talk to us about an upcoming requirement, a set-aside opportunity, or a teaming arrangement.