Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Privacy Act Information

Privacy Act Information

This agency has governmentwide responsibility for various systems of records maintained on Federal employees. We issue guidance on the Privacy Act and the access and use of Federal personnel records.

The Privacy Act of 1974, Statute, cited as 5 U.S.C. 552a, is available in ASCII text (78KB)
- For other parts of the United States Code visit the Office of the Law Revision Council web site.
Privacy Procedures for Personnel Records, 5 CFR 297 in the Code of Federal Regulations is available in ASCII text (50KB)
- Other parts of the Code of Federal Regulations are available at the National Archives and Records Administration web site.
OPM's Governmentwide Systems of Records and Proposed New Routine Uses, 65 FR 24732 (Federal Register April 27, 2000) is available in PDF format (151KB) and ASCII text (146KB)
- Other parts of the Federal Register are available at the National Archives and Records Administration web site.

For more information, check out this compilation of Privacy Act issuances, including those for databases under the auspices of other Federal departments and agencies.

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