HUD Expands Data Sharing for Better Crime-Fighting Collaboration
Published Date: 4/28/2026
Notice
Summary
HUD is updating how it shares info from its records to help fight crime better. This change affects anyone whose data HUD holds and lets HUD share info with other government agencies for investigations and law enforcement. You’ve got until May 28, 2026, to share your thoughts before the update kicks in.
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HUD to Share Records with Law Enforcement
HUD will add a new routine use allowing it to disclose information from multiple HUD systems of records to Federal, State, local, tribal, or other governmental agencies for investigating, enforcing, and prosecuting violations of criminal and civil laws. The change explicitly applies to records in systems including the Inventory Management System, Public and Indian Housing Information Center (IMS/PIC) and Housing Information Portal (HIP), Enterprise Data Management, ONAP-LOS (Office of Native American Programs—Loan Origination System), PASS-R (Physical Assessment Sub-System), and the Enterprise-Wide Operational Data Store (EWODS). Comments are due by May 28, 2026; the change will take effect on May 29, 2026 unless comments produce a contrary determination.
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