What is the PCII Program?
The Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program, part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate, is a congressionally authorized information-protection program to enhance information sharing between the private sector and government. Qualifying information submitted to the government and validated as PCII is protected from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar State and local disclosure laws, and use in civil litigation. Federal, State, and local government analysts use PCII in pursuit of a more secure homeland, focusing primarily on: • Analyzing and securing critical infrastructure and protected systems; • Identifying vulnerabilities and developing risk assessments; and • Enhancing recovery preparedness measures. PCII can be shared directly with the DHS-established PCII Program or with DHS field representatives and other Federal agencies designated to receive PCII by the PCII Program
