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Treasury exempts new federal fraud-tip records system from Privacy Act provisions

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The Treasury Department issued a final rule exempting a new system of records, Treasury .032 — Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records, from certain Privacy Act provisions. The system supports receipt, maintenance, review, triage, and referral of tips, complaints, allegations, leads, and correspondence about suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of federal funds, or other misconduct affecting federal programs. The rule takes effect November 5, 2026.

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  • Exempts the new Treasury .032 tip intake and referral records system from certain Privacy Act provisions.Federal Register
  • System stores tips, complaints, allegations, leads, and correspondence on suspected waste, fraud, and abuse.Federal Register
  • Covers suspected improper payments, misuse of federal funds, and other federal-program misconduct.Federal Register
  • Treasury invoked 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), saying the exemption protects investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes.Federal Register
  • The final rule, published at 91 FR 63495, takes effect November 5, 2026.Federal Register

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