Treasury Publishes the Privacy Act Notice for Fraud.gov Tip Records, Treating Them as Permanent and Open to Law Enforcement

Date: the Federal Register publication date, 06/17/2026, not the date the Fraud.gov form opened to the public. Treasury “proposes to establish a new system of records titled” Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records. “This new system will be effective upon publication.”

The records. “Records may be retrieved by the case number that is assigned to each individual’s submission, or by an individual’s name, email address, or another personal identifier.” The system also covers people named in tips: subject information includes “date of birth”. There is no deletion clock: “Until the new schedule is approved, the records will be treated as permanent.”

Sharing. One listed routine use lets Treasury disclose records “To a Federal, State, or local law enforcement authority or other appropriate entity” when a record indicates a violation of law that is criminal, civil, or regulatory. The notice names the Department of Justice and the FBI among referral recipients and does not name DHS or ICE.

Not covered. The notice does not mention the Justice Department’s whistleblower rewards program, reward payments, or identity verification of claimants.