The Privacy Act of 1974 protects personal information collected across federal agencies. Privacy groups and attorneys are invoking it to block access to personal ...

DOGE’s sweeping access to federal databases raises alarming questions about privacy violations and this administration’s troubling disregard for laws and accountability.

Notice of an amendment to an existing system of records. Citation: "79 FR 31974" ...

The late 1960’s and early 1970’s was the heyday of legal privacy as we came to know it in the 20th century. From the Supreme Court first came the family planning cases that made contraception legal in ...

However, the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump challenges these protections, sparking a legal battle over privacy and efficiency.

All other existing systems of records have been reviewed and any major changes are marked, such as a new routine use. The RRB follows Federal Law and Regulations, the National Institute of Science ...

Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and ...

There are lots of things I would like to know about the president’s medical status, from the ridiculous to the sublime: Has he had hair plugs? Does he do Botox ...

Across federal agencies, the government stores a lot of data on all of us. We're talking about addresses and Social Security numbers, for sure, but also information that could be even more ...