Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-20469
Treasury Final Rule on Privacy Act Exemptions for Investigatory Records
Buyer
Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary
Posted
October 06, 2026
Identifier
2026-20469
The Department of the Treasury issued a final rule concerning its Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records system. - Government agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of the Secretary. - System covered: Treasury .032—Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records, which handles information about suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of Federal funds, and other misconduct affecting Federal programs. - Rule’s effect: Only records or portions of records that qualify as investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes are exempt from specified Privacy Act provisions. Other records remain subject to applicable Privacy Act requirements. - Procurement status: This is a final rule, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.
Description
The Department of the Treasury is issuing a final rule exempting the Treasury .032—Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. The system supports receiving, maintaining, reviewing, triaging, and referring tips, complaints, allegations, leads, supporting information, and related correspondence about suspected waste, fraud, abuse, improper payments, misuse of Federal funds, or other misconduct affecting Federal programs. The exemption applies only to qualifying investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. The rule is effective November 5, 2026.