The Treasury Department is building a new place to collect and sort public complaints about suspected fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs. The notice, published under the Privacy Act of 1974, says the new records system is effective upon publication.
Treasury says the file is meant to receive tips, complaints, allegations, leads and related correspondence, then send them to the right federal agency, inspector general, law enforcement office or other authorized entity for review, investigation, audit, oversight or enforcement.
What the file can hold
Treasury says the system can include contact information, details about the people or businesses named in a tip, and supporting material such as screenshots, messages, audio, video and other attachments. It can also hold Treasury’s own triage notes and referral history.
The department says the record set should help it sort duplicate submissions, flag urgent matters and coordinate with other agencies on program-integrity issues. In practice, that means a complaint about misuse of federal money could move through one central intake point before it is passed along.
The comment window
Treasury is taking public comments through July 17, 2026.
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