DoD Wants to Hide Investigation Secrets for Security Sake
Published Date: 4/10/2026
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Defense is updating how it handles certain criminal investigation records to protect national security and keep investigations running smoothly. This means some info will be kept more private and exempt from usual privacy rules. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until June 9, 2026, to comment—no extra costs or changes for most folks.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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DoD OIG Criminal Records Lose Privacy Rights
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General is proposing that the system of records CIG-04 (renamed "Inspector General Criminal Investigation Records" or IGCIR) be exempted from parts of the Privacy Act under 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), (k)(1), and (k)(2). If your records are in this system because you are suspected of criminal misconduct and investigated by the DoD OIG, you may be denied Privacy Act rights such as access, amendment, notice, and accounting of disclosures for those records to the extent the exemption applies.
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