Treasury Creates Secret Tips Database for Federal Waste
Published Date: 6/17/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Treasury is starting a new system to collect and handle tips about waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs. This means anyone can report suspicious activity, and Treasury will make sure the right agency investigates it. Comments on this new system are open until July 17, 2026, and it will start right after that date.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Personal and subject data collected and shared
Treasury’s system will collect submitter contact details and extensive information about subjects (for example: names, dates of birth, addresses, account or transaction identifiers, and supporting documents). Treasury may disclose these records to outside recipients including the Department of Justice, Federal, State, or local law enforcement, Offices of Inspector General, Congressional offices, contractors, or other Federal agencies as described in the routine uses.
Long-term record retention policy
Treasury states records in this system will be maintained and disposed of according to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) retention schedules and, until a new schedule is approved, the records will be treated as permanent. Records are stored electronically in secure facilities.
Public tip intake and referral system
The Treasury created a system to receive tips submitted at www.fraud.gov and will review, triage, and refer tips to the appropriate Federal agency, including the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or an Office of Inspector General. The system is effective upon publication (June 17, 2026) and comments on the notice are due by July 17, 2026.
Public posting of notice comments
Comments submitted on the system-of-records notice via www.regulations.gov will be posted without change to regulations.gov, including any personal information included in the comment. Comments must be submitted by July 17, 2026 and the notice warns commenters to submit only information they wish to make public.
Investigatory records exempt from some Privacy Act rights
Treasury says portions of this system may be exempt from certain Privacy Act provisions under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2) when the records consist of investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. Exemptions may limit individuals’ rights to access, contest, or obtain certain records.
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