# 2026-14662: VA Updates Injury Tracking Database Privacy Rules

2026-14662, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, is a Federal Register notice from Veterans Affairs Department published 2026-07-21, effective 2026-08-20; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-28).

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- As of: 2026-07-28
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-14662
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Veterans Affairs Department
- Citation: 91 FR 45878
- Published: 2026-07-21
- Effective: 2026-08-20
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-28

## In one line

VA Updates Injury Tracking Database Privacy Rules

## Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs is updating its system that tracks work-related injuries and illnesses for VA employees. These changes improve how the VA collects, stores, and protects safety incident info, helping keep workers safer. If you want to comment, you’ve got 30 days from July 21, 2026, before the new system rules kick in—no cost changes involved!

## Abstract

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the system of records titled "Automated Safety Incident Surveillance and Tracking System (ASISTS)-VA" (99VA13). This system is used to identify specific cases of work-related injuries and illnesses, track and evaluate medical care of and services provided to injured or ill workers, and determine emerging causes, clusters of incidents, and outbreaks.

## Effects PRIA read

- More workers covered in VA safety file: cost, medium. The VA's updated system now covers current and former employees, trainees, contractors, subcontractors, volunteers, and others performing services for VHA. If you work for or perform services for VHA in any of these roles, records about workplace injuries and illnesses about you may be entered and…
- Social Security number removed from records: benefit, medium. The VA updated the Categories of Records and Retrieval sections to remove the Social Security number from the listed items and retrieval procedures. This means the system no longer lists Social Security number in those specific record fields and retrieval methods.
- Records stored in VA Azure cloud (FedRAMP): benefit, medium. VA states records and backups are stored in the VA Azure Cloud and that VA Enterprise Cloud storage conforms to VA Directives 6500 and 6517 and is authorized at the high-impact level under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Access is limited by encrypted site-to-site connections…
- Expanded data sharing for breach response and fraud: cost, medium. The notice adds and clarifies routine uses allowing VA to share records with other Federal agencies to help prevent or detect fraud (e.g., CMS or USPS), to respond to or remediate suspected or confirmed data breaches, and to share records with former employees or contractors (or their representativ…
- System will not submit Workers' Compensation claims: cost, low. VA removed references to Workers' Compensation; the updated notice states the system has no function for submitting Workers' Compensation claims. You cannot file Department of Labor workers' compensation claims through this ESIIP system.
- Data reported annually to Bureau of Labor Statistics: cost, low. The system will include information required for annual occupational injury and illness submissions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including employee name, occupation, date of birth, date of hire, sex, and incident details. Those data elements will be used for BLS reporting.

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## Sources
- [2026-14662 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/21/2026-14662/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records)
- [2026-14662 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-21/pdf/2026-14662.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14662 (as of 2026-07-28).