"The draft seen by News.com says the privacy officer will be responsible for "evaluating legislative proposals involving collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by the federal government" to ensure consistency with privacy laws. In addition, the officer must prepare an annual report to Congress identifying privacy complaints raised by the public and how the department responded."

A privacy ombudsman for the Dept. of Homeland Security. This is surprisingly good news, even if you are cynical about it...