HHS delays TANF data privacy tweak—yawn
Published Date: 8/7/2026
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is delaying the effective date of the new routine use under the modified system of records maintained by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) within HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), System No. 09-80-0375, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data that appeared in the Federal Register of June 23, 2026.
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