SYSTEM NAME:
Employment and Training Administration Investigatory File.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Employment and Training Administration, OMAS/OGM, Division of Policy, Review and Resolution, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, and each of the Employment and Training Administration Regional Offices.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Applicants, contractors, subcontractors, grantees, members of the general public, ETA employees, who are alleged violators of ETA, and federal laws and regulations.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Reports of alleged and confirmed problems, abuses or deficiencies relative to the administration of programs and operations of the agency, and of possible violations of Federal law whether civil or criminal; reports on resolution of criminal or conduct violations, and information relating to investigations and possible violations of ETA administered programs and projects; incident reports, hotline complaints, and investigative memoranda.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301; Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.
PURPOSE(S):
To ensure that all appropriate records of problems, abuses or deficiencies relative to the administration of programs and operations of the agency are retained and are available to agency, Departmental, or other Federal officials having a need for the information to support actions taken based on the records.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The records and information in this system that are relevant and necessary may be used to disclose pertinent information to states, Workforce Development Boards, and other DOL-funded grantees as necessary to enforce ETA rules and regulations; and other uses noted in the prefatory statement.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Files are stored electronically and/or on paper.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Files are retrieved by OIG case number along with case name and subject in excel spreadsheet in OGM S (shared drive).
SAFEGUARDS:
Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and locked locations for paper files.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Non-investigatory records are retained for 5 years after the case is closed. Records containing information or allegations that do result in a specific investigation are placed in an inactive file when the case is closed and destroyed, by shredding, after 10 years.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) NAME AND ADDRESS(ES):
Administrator, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210; and each Regional Administrator or Associate Regional Administrator of the ETA in the regional offices.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
A request for access should be mailed to the System Manager.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information contained in this system is obtained from individuals, program sponsors, contractors, grantees, complainants, witnesses, Office of Inspector General and other Federal, State and local government records.
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), investigatory material in this system of records compiled for law enforcement purposes is exempt from subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of 5 U.S.C. 552a, provided however, that if any individual is denied any right, privilege, or benefit that he or she would otherwise be entitled to by Federal law, or for which he or she would otherwise be eligible, as a result of the maintenance of these records, such material shall be provided to the individual, except to the extent that the disclosure of such material would reveal the identity of a source who furnished information to the Government under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or prior to January 1, 1975, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.