Department of Energy Privacy Act Systems of Records Modification – Fraud Prevention Routine Uses

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its existing Systems of Records Notices (SORNs) under the Privacy Act of 1974, as directed by OMB Circulars A-108 and A-130. The amendment adds two new routine uses to multiple DOE record systems, authorizing the disclosure of records to the Department of the Treasury for fraud-related purposes. The two new routine uses specifically enable information sharing with Treasury to identify, prevent, or recoup fraud and improper payments. This aligns DOE's privacy framework with broader federal efforts to combat improper payments across government agencies, to the extent permissible by law. This is an administrative procedural update — it does not create new programs or collect new data, but it does expand the legally authorized channels through which existing DOE records may be disclosed. Individuals whose records are stored in DOE systems may now have their data shared with Treasury under these circumstances.

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