USA Hire PTA_032724_Final.pdf
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This document is an OPM Privacy Threshold Analysis (PTA) for the USA Hire (USAH-PF2) system. The document details a federal hiring platform operated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that utilizes the PerformanceFit2 (PF2) vendor tool to deliver assessment, online interview, and proctoring services to federal government agencies. The system collects applicant information including name, personal email address, and audio/video recordings during on-demand interviews, and serves members of the public, OPM employees, contractors, and employees of other federal agencies.
The Privacy Threshold Analysis indicates the system is operationally active since January 1, 2020, with an Authority to Operate (ATO) valid until October 20, 2026. The system has a moderate confidentiality and integrity rating and a low availability rating. All privacy controls outlined in NIST SP800-53 Rev.5 are marked as "met". The Privacy Office noted that the primary update since the last PTA is the addition of video recording for on-demand interviews, and an updated Privacy Impact Assessment is currently under review and expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of FY24.
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OPM 5079
Rev. 9/2022
OPM Privacy Threshold Analysis OPIM will use this form to determine whether a new or updated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required and whether a new or updated System of Records Notice (SORN) is required under the Privacy Act of 1974. OPIM will also use it to document the continuous monitoring of privacy risk and mitigation for the project, program, or system.
Please complete the form and submit it to PIAMail@opm.gov. Upon receipt of this PTA, the Chief Privacy Officer, or designee, will adjudicate the PTA and return it to you. As appropriate, you will be provided with further guidance on completing a PIA and SORN.
Summary Information
Date of Completion:
Project or Program Name:
Office:
Branch/Group:
Type of Project or Program:
Project/ Program status:
Date first developed:
Pilot launch date: Pilot end date:
PTA last updated:
ATO Status (if applicable):
ATO expiration date (if applicable):
mailto:PIAMail@opm.gov
OPM PTA for
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Project, Program, or System Manager
Name:
Office Acronym: Title:
Phone: Email:
Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (if applicable)
Name:
Phone: Email:
Specific PTA Questions
1. Overview:
Please provide a detailed description of the project, program or system and its purpose in a way a non-technical person could understand. The description should include the purpose of the project, which individuals are involved or impacted, a general lifecycle of the data, where the data is stored, and any collection instruments (e.g., forms, mobile application) used to collect information, as well as any other information needed to describe the project. If this is an updated PTA due to changes in a project, please describe the specific changes and/or upgrades that are triggering the update. If this is a renewal PTA due to an impending expiration, please state whether there were any changes since the last PTA approval.
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2. From whom does the Project or Program collect, maintain, use, or disseminate information?
Please check all that apply.
This project does not collect, maintain, use, or disseminate any personally identifiable information
Members of the public
OPM employees
Contractors working on behalf of OPM
Employees of other federal agencies
3. Please identify all information that is collected, generated, or retained (such as names, addresses, emails, etc.) for each category of individual or population.
Name
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Age
Citizenship
SSN
Home Address
Alias
Nicknames
Personal Email Address
Personal Cell Number
Resume or Curriculum
Business Financial Information
Tax Identification Number
Passport Number
Bank Account
Credit Card
Other Financial Account Number
Driver’s License/State ID Number
Social Media Handle/ID
Biometric Identifiers
Retirement
CSA/ CSF Number
Unique Entity Identifier
Nationality
Sexual Orientation
Race
Ethnicity
Mother’s Maiden Name
Protected Health Information
Other. Please list:
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3(a) Does this Project, Program, or System collect, maintain, use, or disseminate Social Security numbers (SSN) or other types of stand-alone sensitive information?
No.
Yes.
3(b) Please provide the specific legal basis for collecting the SSN:
3(c) If the SSN is needed to carry out the functions and/or fulfill requirements of the Project, System, or Program, please explain why it is necessary and how it will be used.
3(d) If the Project, Program, or System requires the use of SSN, what actions are being taken to abide by Public Law No. 115-59, “Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017,” 42 U.S.C. § 405, which requires the use of privacy-enhancing SSN alternatives when there are technological, legal, or regulatory limitations to eliminating the SSN? Note: even if you are properly authorized to collect SSNs, you are required to use an alternate unique identifier. If there are technological, legal, or regulatory limitations to eliminating the SSN, privacy-enhancing alternatives should be taken, such as masking, truncating, or encrypting the SSN, or blocking the display of SSNs in hard copy or digital formats.
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4. How does the Project, Program, or System retrieve information?
By a unique identifier. Please list all unique identifiers used:
By a non-unique identifier or other means. Please describe:
5. What is the records retention schedule(s) for the information collected for each category type (include the records schedule number)? If no schedule has been approved, please provide proposed schedule, or plans to determine it.
Note: If no records schedule is in place or are unsure of the applicable records schedule, please reach out to the OPM Records Officer.
5(a) How does the Project, Program, or System ensure that records are disposed of or deleted in accordance with the retention schedule (e.g., technical/automatic purge, manual audit)?
6. Does this Project, Program, or System connect, receive, or share PII with any other Office, projects, programs, or systems?
No.
Yes. If yes, please list:
7. Does this Project, Program, or System connect, receive, or share PII with any external (non-OPM) government or non-government partners or systems?
No.
Yes. If yes, please list:
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8. Is this sharing pursuant to new or existing information sharing agreement (MOU, MOA, etc.)? If applicable, please provide agreement as an attachment.
Please describe applicable information sharing governance in place:
9. Does the Project, Program, or System have a mechanism to track external disclosures of an individual’s PII?
No. What steps will be taken to develop and maintain the accounting:
Yes. In what format is the accounting maintained:
10. Does this Project, Program, or System use or collect data involving or from any of the following technologies:
Social Media
Advanced analytics
Live PII data for testing
No
11. Does the planned effort include any interaction or intervention with human subjects via pilot studies, exercises, focus groups, surveys, equipment or technology, observation of public behavior, review of data sets, etc. for research purposes?
No.
Yes.
12. Does the Project, Program, or System provide role-based or additional privacy training for personnel who have access, in addition to annual privacy training required of all OPM personnel?
No.
Yes. If yes, please list:
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13. Is there a FIPS 199 determination? No.
Yes. Please indicate the determinations for each of the following:
Confidentiality:
Low Moderate High Undefined
Integrity:
Low Moderate High Undefined
Availability:
Low Moderate High Undefined
Completed by the OPM Chief Privacy Officer or Designee
Privacy Office Reviewer:
Date Review Completed:
PTA Expiration Date:
Designation
Privacy Sensitive System: Yes No
Category of System:
If “other” is selected, please describe:
Privacy compliance and assurance (PCA):
Privacy compliance documentation in progress
PTA sufficient at this time
PIA required
SORN required
Privacy Act Statement Required
PRA clearance required
Records Schedule Required
New information sharing arrangement required
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PIA:
SORN:
Privacy Office Comments:
Please describe rationale for privacy compliance determination above, and any further action(s) that must be taken by Office.
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Privacy Controls Privacy controls are the administrative, technical, and physical safeguards employed within organizations to protect and ensure the proper handling of PII. The privacy control families can be implemented at the organization, office, program, or information system level, under the leadership of the Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) or Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and in coordination with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), program officials, and legal counsel. NIST SP800-53 Rev.5 provides a summary of the privacy controls. Indicate, in the context of this PTA, whether the control is met (Y), not met (N), or Not Applicable (N/A).
Control Number
Privacy Controls (NIST SP800-53 Rev.5)
Control Status
PT Authority and Purpose
PT-2 Authority to Process Personally Identifiable Information
PT-3 Personally Identifiable Information Processing
PM-3 Information Security and Privacy Resources
PM-18 Privacy Program Plan
PM-19 Privacy Program Leadership Role
TR-3 Dissemination of Privacy Program Information
RA-3 Risk Assessment
RA-8 Privacy Impact Assessment
SA-1 Policies and Procedures
SA-4 Acquisition Process
SA-9 External System Services
CA-2 Control Assessments
AT-1 Policies and Procedures
AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
AT-3 Role-based Training
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Control Number
Privacy Controls (NIST SP800-53 Rev.5)
Control Status
AT-3(5) Role-based Training / Processing Personally Identifiable Information
PL-4 Rules of Behavior
PM-27 Privacy Reporting
AR-7 Privacy-Enhanced System Design and Development
PM-20 Dissemination of Privacy Program Information
PM-21 Accounting of Disclosures
PM-22 Personally Identifiable Information Quality Management
PM-24 Data Integrity Board
SI-1 Policies and Procedures
SA-8(33) Security and Privacy Engineering Principles / Minimization
SI-12(1) Information Management and Retention / Limit PII Elements
MP-6 Media Sanitization
SI-12 Information Management and Retention
SI-12(3) Information Management and Retention / Information Disposal
SI-12(2) Information Management and Retention / Minimize PII in Testing, Training and Research
PT-4 Consent
AC-1 Policies and Procedures
AC-3(14) Access Enforcement / Individual Access
SI-18 Personally Identifiable Information Quality Operations
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Control Number
Privacy Controls (NIST SP800-53 Rev.5)
Control Status
SI-18(4) Personally Identifiable Information Quality Operations / Individual Requests
SI-18(5) Personally Identifiable Information Quality Operations / Notice of Correction or Deletion
PM-25 Minimization of PII used in Testing, Training, and Research
PM-26 Complaint Management
PM-5(1) System Inventory / Inventory of Personally Identifiable Information
IR-8 Incident Response Plan
IR-8(1) Incident Response Plan / Breaches
PT-5 Privacy Notice
PT-5(1) Privacy Notice / Just-In-Time Notice
PT-5(2) Privacy Notice / Privacy Act Statements
PT-6 System of Records Notice
AC-21 Information Sharing
AU-2 Event Logging
| OPM Privacy Threshold Analysis |
| Summary Information |
| Project, Program, or System Manager |
| Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (if applicable) |
| Specific PTA Questions |
| 1.Overview: |
| 2.From whom does the Project or Programcollect, maintain, use, or disseminateinformation? |
| 3.Please identify all information that is collected, generated, or retained (such as names,addresses, emails, etc.) for each category of individual or population. |
| 3(a) Does this Project, Program, or System collect, maintain, use, or disseminate Social Security numbers (SSN) or other types of stand-alone sensitive information? |
| 3(b) Please provide the specific legal basis for collecting the SSN: |
| 3(c) If the SSN is needed to carry out the functions and/or fulfill requirements of the Project, System, or Program, please explain why it is necessary and how it will be used. |
| 3(d) If the Project, Program, or System requires the use of SSN, what actions are being taken to abide by Public Law No. 115-59, “Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017,” 42 U.S.C. § 405, which requires the use of privacy-enhancing SSN alternatives when there are technological, legal, or regulatory limitations to eliminating the SSN? |
| 4.How does the Project, Program, orSystem retrieve information? |
| 5.What is the records retentionschedule(s) for the information collectedfor each category type (include the recordsschedule number)? If no schedule has beenapproved, please provide proposedschedule, or plans to determine it. |
| 5(a) How does the Project, Program, or System ensure that records are disposed of or deleted in accordance with the retention schedule (e.g., technical/automatic purge, manual audit)? |
| 6.Does this Project, Program, or Systemconnect, receive, or share PII with anyother Office, projects, programs, orsystems? |
| 7.Does this Project, Program, or Systemconnect, receive, or share PII with anyexternal (non-OPM) government or non-government partners or systems? |
| 8.Is this sharing pursuant to new orexisting information sharing agreement(MOU, MOA, etc.)? If applicable, pleaseprovide agreement as an attachment. |
| 9.Does the Project, Program, or Systemhave a mechanism to track externaldisclosures of an individual’s PII? |
| 10.Does this Project, Program, or Systemuse or collect data involving or from any ofthe following technologies: |
| 11. Does the planned effort include any interaction or intervention with human subjects via pilot studies, exercises, focus groups, surveys, equipment or technology, observation of public behavior, review of data sets, etc. for research purposes? |
| 12.Does the Project, Program, orprovide role-based or additional privacytraining for personnel who have access, inaddition to annual privacy training requiredof all OPM personnel? |
| 13. Is there a FIPS 199 determination? |
| Completed by the OPM Chief Privacy Officer or Designee |
| Designation |
| Privacy Office Comments: |
Privacy Controls
| Date of Completion: 03/27/2024 |
| Office: [HRS] |
| BranchGroup: [HRS] |
| ProjectType: [System] |
| ProjectStatus: [Operational] |
| Date first developed: 01/01/2020 |
| Pilot launch date: |
| Pilot end date: |
| PTA last updated: 12/06/2022 |
| ATOstatus: [Complete] |
| ATO expiration date if applicable: 10/20/2026 |
| Project or Program Name: USA Hire (USAH-PF2) |
| ManagerName: Patrick Sharpe |
| Acronym: [FSC/USAH Program Office] |
| Title: USA Hire Program Manager |
| ManagerPhone: (202)373-8185 |
| ManagerEmail: Patrick.Sharpe@opm.gov |
| ISSOname: Thomas Koomson |
| ISSOphone: 202-213-5568 |
| ISSOemail: Thomas.Koomson@opm.gov |
| Overview: OPM created the USA Hire program to meet the hiring needs of Federal government agencies, utilizing the vendor tool PerformanceFit2 (PF2) to deliver assessment and online interview services. OPM provides assessment, online interview, and proctoring services to other agencies on a reimbursable basis, through inter-agency agreements under the provisions of the Revolving Fund, 5 U.S.C. §1304 (e)(1). USA Hire is an assessment option that combines multiple choice and simulation-based test types that can be delivered in an online or in-person proctored setting, as well as a live and on-demand online interview option. Live interviews are conducted during scheduled times and on-demand interviews are completed by applicants in a defined time period. USA Hire collects applicant email, first name, & last name from USAJOBS and USA Staffing to email invitations to applicants that meet minimum qualifications. USA Hire also collects applicant audio and video recordings during on-demand interviews. One of USA Hire's vendors, PearsonVue, collects applicant email, first name, last name, and digital signature for verification against identification at in-person test sessions. |
| CollectNo: Off |
| CollectPublic: Yes |
| CollectOPM: Yes |
| CollectContractors: Yes |
| CollectOtherAgencies: Yes |
| CollectedName: Yes |
| CollectedDOB: Off |
| CollectedPlaceBirth: Off |
| CollectedAge: Off |
| CollectedCitizenship: Off |
| CollectedSSN: Off |
| CollectedHomeAddress: Off |
| CollectedAlias: Off |
| CollectedNickname: Off |
| CollectedPersonalEmail: Yes |
| CollectedPersonalCell: Off |
| CollectedResume: Off |
| CollectedBusinessFinancial: Off |
| CollectedTIN: Off |
| CollectedPassport: Off |
| CollectedBank: Off |
| CollectedCredit: Off |
| CollectedOtherFinancial: Off |
| CollectedLicense: Off |
| CollectedSocial: Off |
| CollectedBiometric: Off |
| CollectedRetirement: Off |
| CollectedCSA: Off |
| CollectedEntity: Off |
| CollectedNationality: Off |
| CollectedSexualOrientation: Off |
| CollectedRace: Off |
| CollectedEthnicity: Off |
| CollectedMotherMaiden: Off |
| CollectedHealth: Off |
| CollectedOther: Yes |
| CollectedOtherText: Applicant Signature (only for in-person test sessions proctored by PearsonVue). |
Audio and video recording (only for on-demand online interviews)
| SSNlegal: N/A |
| SSNjustification: N/A |
| FraudPrevention: N/A |
| 3aCollectSSN: No |
| RetrieveInfoUnique: Yes |
| UniqueIdentifiers: First name, last name, email address, USAJOBS Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) |
| RetrieveInfoNonUnique: Off |
| NonUniqueIdentifiers: |
| RecordsSchedule: GRS 2.1, item 050 (DAA-GRS-2014-0002-0006), GRS 2.1, item 051 (DAA-GRS-2014-0002-0007) and GRS 2.1, item 070 (DAA-GRS-2014- 00020012) are the current approved NARA schedules. |
| RecordsDisposal: Manual purge upon decommissioning in accordance within NIST standards. |
| PIIinternal: Yes |
| ShareWithOPM: USA Hire receives the first name, last name, and email address of job seekers from USAJOBS and USA Staffing. |
| PIIexternal: Yes |
| ShareExternal: The information in USA Hire is available outside of OPM only to those Federal agencies who are customers of USA Hire. |
| SharingAgreement: [Updated] |
| InfoSharingGovernance: All Federal Agencies customers have information sharing agreements with OPM, and all customer employees must agree to rules of behavior. Existing agreements and rules of behavior will be updated for customer agencies using USA Hire. |
| TrackExternalDisclosureMaintainAccounting: |
| TrackExternalDisclosure: Yes |
| Accounting format: The underlying USA Hire platform maintains a complete audit trail of all user access to candidate records and can generate reports. |
| CollectDataSM: Off |
| CollectDataAdvancedAnalytics: Off |
| CollectDataLivePII: Off |
| CollectDataNo: Yes |
| HumanSubjects: Yes |
| RoleBasedTraining: Yes |
| RoleBasedTrainingList: The Federal agencies who use USA Hire services provide their HR Staff and Hiring Managers with system access appropriate to role-based training and need-to-know basis. |
| FIPS199: Yes. Please indicate the determination for confidentiality, integrity, and availability below |
| Confidentiality: Moderate |
| Integrity: Moderate |
| Availability: Low |
| Reviewer: [Josh Oswalt] |
| Date Review Completed: 03/27/2024 |
| PTA Expiration Date: 03/26/2025 |
| PrivacySensitiveSystem: Yes |
| Category: [System] |
| CategoryOther: |
| DocumentationInProgress: Off |
| PTAsufficient: Off |
| PIArequired: Yes |
| SORNrequired: Yes |
| PASrequired: Off |
| PRArequired: Off |
| ScheduleRequired: Off |
| ArrangementRequired: Off |
| PIAstatus: [Covered] |
| PIA: USA Hire (July 2020) |
| SORNstatus: [Covered] |
| SORN: OPM/GOVT-5 Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records |
OPM/GOVT-6 Personnel Research and Test Validation Records PrivacyOfficeComments: As the system contains and maintains PII, a PIA is required and was last updated in July 2020. The system also pulls information by a personal identifier, and is covered by two existing OPM SORNs.
The updated PIA is currently under review by the Privacy Office and will be completed no later than the end of 3rd quarter FY24.
The only change since the previous PTA is that USA Hire now collects video recording for on-demand interviews (previously it was only audio recording).
| PT: [Yes] |
| PT-2: [Yes] |
| PT-3: [Yes] |
| PM-3: [Yes] |
| PM-18: [Yes] |
| PM-19: [Yes] |
| TR-3: [Yes] |
| RA-3: [Yes] |
| RA-8: [Yes] |
| SA-1: [Yes] |
| SA-4: [Yes] |
| SA-9: [Yes] |
| CA-2: [Yes] |
| AT-1: [Yes] |
| AT-2: [Yes] |
| AT-3: [Yes] |
| AT-3(5): [Yes] |
| PL-4: [Yes] |
| PM-27: [Yes] |
| AR-7: [Yes] |
| PM-20: [Yes] |
| PM-21: [Yes] |
| PM-22: [Yes] |
| PM-24: [Yes] |
| SI-1: [Yes] |
| SA-8(33): [Yes] |
| SI-12(1): [Yes] |
| MP-6: [Yes] |
| SI-12: [Yes] |
| SI-12(3): [Yes] |
| SI-12(2): [Yes] |
| PT-4: [Yes] |
| AC-1: [Yes] |
| AC-3(14): [Yes] |
| SI-18: [Yes] |
| SI-18(5): [Yes] |
| SI-18(4): [Yes] |
| PM-25: [Yes] |
| PM-26: [Yes] |
| PM-5(1): [Yes] |
| IR-8: [Yes] |
| IR-8(1): [Yes] |
| PT-5: [Yes] |
| PT-5(1): [Yes] |
| PT-5(2): [Yes] |
| PT-6: [Yes] |
| AC-21: [Yes] |
| AU-2: [Yes] |
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