Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)

The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requires (a) telecommunications carriers to protect against unlawful interception of communications of their facilities by establishing policies and procedures to ensure security and integrity of those facilities and to maintain records of all interceptions of unlawful electronic surveillance, and (b) the FCC to prescribe CALEA implementing rules and to review the carriers' filings under Section 301(b) and to order any deficiencies to be corrected. Information collections include mandatory system security filings, and voluntary extension of time and cost reimbursement petitions.

The latest form for Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) expires 2022-11-30 and can be found here.

New or Revised System Security Filings

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Law Enforcement - Criminal Investigation and Surveillance