# 2025-20934: EPA Hands Chemical Industry Secrets to Defense Contractors

2025-20934, Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics Information Technology and Its Identified Subcontractors, Comptech Computer Technology, Inc., and Gridiron IT Solutions, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2025-11-25, effective 2025-12-02 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20934
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20934
- Title: Access to Confidential Business Information by General Dynamics Information Technology and Its Identified Subcontractors, Comptech Computer Technology, Inc., and Gridiron IT Solutions, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 90 FR 53322
- Published: 2025-11-25
- Effective: 2025-12-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

EPA Hands Chemical Industry Secrets to Defense Contractors

## Summary

Starting December 2, 2025, General Dynamics Information Technology and its subcontractors, Comptech and Gridiron IT Solutions, will get access to secret business info submitted to the EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act. This helps the EPA improve its tools for tracking chemicals, so companies making or handling industrial chemicals should pay attention. No direct costs are mentioned, but this move boosts EPA’s tech power to keep things safe and smart.

## Abstract

EPA has authorized its contractor and subcontractors, General Dynamic Information Technology (GDIT) of Falls Church VA, Comptech Technology of Dayton Ohio, and Gridiron IT Solutions Inc. of Reston VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).

## Effects PRIA read

- Contractors Will Access TSCA CBI: mixed, low. Starting no sooner than December 2, 2025, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) and its subcontractors CompTech and Gridiron IT Solutions will be given access to information submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including material claimed or determ…
- CBI Access Requires Security Safeguards: benefit, low. Before getting access, GDIT, CompTech, and Gridiron personnel must sign nondisclosure agreements, be briefed on appropriate security procedures, and access CBI only on a need-to-know basis in accordance with EPA's TSCA CBI Protection Manual; access will occur at EPA Headquarters and the GDIT site i…

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## Sources
- [2025-20934 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/25/2025-20934/access-to-confidential-business-information-by-general-dynamics-information-technology-and-its)
- [2025-20934 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-25/pdf/2025-20934.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20934 (as of 2026-06-08).