Privacy and Security

Information available at WWW.HQDA/ARMY.MIL/DAEN is consistent with Army and DoD policies and The Principles of Information and contains information cleared for public release. Information intended for the internal Army audience is available through Army Knowledge Online (AKO) at www.us.army.mil

·         Army web site Management Policy (doc)

·         Army Records Management Declassification Agency (Privacy Act, FOIA, etc.)

·         Army Policy for Using Copyrighted Materials

The Chief of Engineers Home Page is provided as a public service by the Staff of the Office of the Chief of Engineers.

Information presented on this page is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

The use of copyrighted material by the Army is subject to U.S. copyright law as reflected in Army regulations. It is Army policy to recognize and respect the rights of copyright owners. More information on the Army's use of copyrighted materials.

For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes only. This government computer system uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.

At the Chief of Engineers Home Page, we want all viewers to be able to experience the Engineer story. We have and continue to strive to be sure all sections of www.hqda.army.mil/daen are in compliance with Section 508 standards. If you find something that is not compliant, please let us know via the Contact Roster link.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

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