DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint Intake

Privacy Policy and Security

Privacy Act Statement

AUTHORITY: Executive order 13607, Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members.

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE(S): To provide Uniformed Service Members, spouses, and other family members the opportunity to file formal complaints when educational institutions fail to follow the Principles of Excellence outlined in Executive Order 13607. Collected information is covered by DPR 44 DoD, DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint System (PECS).

ROUTINE USE(S): To the Consumer Sentinel Network (managed by the Federal Trade Commission) for the purpose of allowing access across law enforcement and regulatory compliance personnel, across federal agencies, and across the country and as a long-term repository as required in E.O. 13607. The DoD Blanket Routine Uses found at http://privacy.defense.gov/blanket_uses.shtml may also apply to this collection.

DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the information requested may result in a delay in processing your complaint or the inability of Federal agencies to address your complaint.

Site Restriction

This site is intended for the use of United States Government Agencies only. Do not reproduce or distribute the content of this site to a wider audience without coordination with the information owner and your unit public affairs office. 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.

Monitoring Notice

This is a Department of Defense computer system. DoD computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized DoD entities to test or verify the security of this system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes. All information, including personal information, placed or sent over this system may be monitored. Use of this DoD computer system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal, or other adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.

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