# 2025-00584: New Appeals Process for VA Workers Who Lost Their Bonuses 2025-00584, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective 2025-01-15 (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00584 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-00584 - Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records - Type: Notice - Agencies: unknown - Citation: unknown - Published: 2025-01-15 - Effective: 2025-01-15 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line New Appeals Process for VA Workers Who Lost Their Bonuses ## Summary The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is setting up a new system to handle appeals from current and former VA employees who are asked to pay back or lose bonuses, awards, or retirement benefits due to misconduct or poor performance. This system kicks in right away, with some parts effective February 18, 2025. If you’re affected, you can comment until February 14, 2025, and no new costs are expected. ## Abstract In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to establish a new system of records titled, "OPM/Internal--31, VA Recoupment and Reduction Appeals to OPM." OPM will use this system to process appeals from current and former civil service Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees who received an order by the VA to recoup or reduce their awards, bonuses, relocation expenses, or retirement benefits, and chose to appeal that order to the Director of OPM. ## Effects PRIA read - OPM creates VA appeal records system: benefit, low. OPM set up a new system of records called OPM/Internal--31 to process appeals from current and former civil service Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees who were ordered to recoup or reduce awards, bonuses, relocation expenses, or retirement benefits and appealed that order to the Director… - Personal and case records will be stored: cost, medium. The system will store appeal-related records such as the notice of proposed order, the employee's response, the order received, statements explaining why the employee believes the order is in error, names and contact information (mailing address, telephone, email) for the employee and any authorize… - Records can be shared with many agencies: cost, medium. OPM may disclose records from this system to courts or adjudicative bodies, the Department of Justice, Federal/State/local law enforcement, members of Congress or their staff, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), other Federal agencies for breach response, contractors or consult… - Key dates: comments and routine-use start: benefit, low. You can submit comments on the new system until February 14, 2025. The system is effective upon publication (January 15, 2025), and the routine uses described become effective February 18, 2025. - Records treated as permanent until NARA decides: cost, medium. OPM will treat records about covered individuals in this system as permanent until a records retention schedule is established with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). - OPM sets security requirements for records: benefit, low. OPM says records will be stored electronically on OPM-operated or contractor servers or on paper in locked file cabinets; access is limited to authorized users and protections include encryption, role-based access, privacy/security training, and compliance with the Federal Information Security Mode… - You can access and amend your records: benefit, medium. Individuals can request access to or amendment of their records by emailing or mailing OPM (addresses provided); requests must state they are for 'OPM/Internal--31, VA Recoupment and Reduction Appeals to OPM' and include the individual's full name, any former names, date of birth, contact preferenc… ## Related documents - [2026-20724](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20724): Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Sentinel Deployment and Minuteman III Decommissioning and…, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20771](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20771): Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20708](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20708): Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Pursuant to IEX…, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20710](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20710): Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Pursuant to IEX…, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20779](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20779): Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Thailand: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Revi…, 2026-10-09 - [2026-20763](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20763): National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures: Wintertime Oil and Gas Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska C…, 2026-10-09 ## Sources - [2025-00584 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00584/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records) - [2025-00584 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00584.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-00511, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP); Assistance to Private Sector Property…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00511) - [Next: 2025-00645, Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00645) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00584 (as of 2026-06-08).