NASA Updates Privacy Rules for Astronaut Expense Reimbursements
Published Date: 8/4/2026
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In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is providing public notice of a modification to an existing system of records entitled NASA Core Financial Management Records (CFMR). Records in this system are used to process reimbursement payments to employees for travel, purchase of books or other miscellaneous items; and to process payments and collections in which an individual is reimbursing the Agency. The system of records is more fully described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
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