CIA Refines Rules for Sharing Your Personal Secrets
Published Date: 1/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The CIA is updating how it handles and shares personal info by fixing two existing rules and adding one new rule about routine uses of records. This affects anyone whose info the CIA keeps and means the agency can share data more clearly for national security. You’ve got until February 17, 2026, to share your thoughts before these changes take effect—no extra costs involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
CIA may share records with Treasury Do Not Pay
The CIA added a new routine use (renumbered as General Routine Use 19) allowing disclosure of records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including state-administered, federally funded programs. This update follows Executive Order 14249 (March 25, 2025) and OMB M-25-32 (August 20, 2025).
CIA can share records for hiring, clearances, contracts
The CIA's routine uses allow disclosure of records to federal, state, or local agencies and other entities when the information is relevant and necessary for hiring or retention of employees, issuance of security clearances or special access, reporting or investigating employees, letting of a contract, or issuing a license, grant, or other benefit. These routine uses apply across the CIA systems of records listed in the notice.
Sharing records for breach response and prevention
The CIA's routine uses permit disclosure to appropriate federal agencies, entities, and individuals when the Agency suspects or confirms a breach of a Privacy Act system of records and determines disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to, prevent, minimize, or remedy harm to individuals, CIA systems, the Federal Government, or national security.
No change to access or amendment rights
The notice explicitly states that the new and modified General Routine Uses do not change the CIA's authorities regarding collection and maintenance of information about U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, nor do they impact any individual's rights to access or to amend their records under the Privacy Act.
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