DoD CATCH Program Privacy Act Exemption

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-15 — Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation: cross-connection with eoir-fraud-abuse-prevention-records: Companion law-enforcement Privacy Act exemption establishing a new investigative system shielded from subject access. (novelty: 2)
2026-10-06 — Privacy Act Exemptions: cross-connection with treasury-fraud-tip-privacy-act-exemption: Parallel use of Privacy Act law-enforcement exemptions to shield a tip/reporting database from subject access and correction rights. (novelty: 2)
2026-10-07 — Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation: cross-connection with firearms-rights-restoration-privacy-act-exemption: Both are agency Privacy Act (j)/(k) exemption rulemakings that block subjects from accessing or correcting records used in decisions about them. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-16 — Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation: DoD issued a final rule exempting portions of the CATCH (Catch a Serial Offender) Program Records system (DoD-0024) from certain Privacy Act of 1974 access and amendment provisions to avoid interfering with investigations and to protect confidential sources in adult sexual assault cases. (novelty: 2)