WASHINGTON (CN) - The Department of Defense plans to exempt records of internal law enforcement investigations from Privacy Act disclosure requirements.
The act, which governs record systems maintained by federal agencies, normally requires that individuals be allowed to view records that pertain to them unless the records were gathered for law enforcement purposes, congressional investigations or administrative purposes where the identity of the individual is not disclosed such as census records.
The exemption would allow the DoD to neither confirm nor deny the existence of such records to individuals and government agencies, when disclosure could reveal the existence of an ongoing investigation.
The public my comment on the DoD proposal until May 15.
If no adverse comments are received, the proposal will go into effect May 25.
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