SYSTEM NAMES:
OASAM Employee Administrative Investigation File.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Offices within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) at the National Office and in each of the Regional Offices in addition to all OASAM client agencies in the National Office and in the regions.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
OASAM employees and OASAM client agency personnel against whom allegations of misconduct have been made.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Investigative report(s), sworn affidavits, written statements, time and attendance records, earnings and leave statements, applications for leave, notifications of personnel actions, travel vouchers, SF-171's, certificates of eligible, performance appraisals, interviews and other data gathered from involved parties and organizations which are associated with the case.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301.
PURPOSE(S):
To maintain records on investigations of allegations of misconduct.
ROUTINE USE OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USERS:
None, except for those universal routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document.
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 name or case file number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data and locked locations for paper files.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are retained for four (4) years following the date either case is: a.) referred to the Office of Inspector General (OIG); b.) transferred to the Office of Personnel (OPM/GOVT-3) Records of Adverse Actions and Actions Based on Unacceptable Performance; or c.) it is determined that the allegation was without sufficient merit to warrant further action.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Human Resources Center, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210, and appropriate Regional Human Resources Officers.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager.
RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
A request for access shall 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 hotline complaints received through the OIG or General Accounting Office; incident reports submitted by employees or members of the general public; statements by subject and fellow employees; and other investigative reports.
SYSTEM 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 5 U.S.C. 552a (f), 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.