SYSTEM NAME:

OIG Property Tracking Systems.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:

Individuals that are assigned custody of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) owned or leased property such as computers, cell phones, vehicles, radios, investigative equiment, firearms, and ammunition.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

The systems contain records related to OIG owned or leased property, and related to the employees that are assigned such property.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 3; Title 41, Federal Management Regulations.

PURPOSE(S):

To identify, monitor, and track all OIG owned or leased property and equipment, its assigned location, the individual assigned custody of the property, and to account for the acquisition and disposal of such property and equipment.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

 

a. Referral to federal, state, local and foreign investigative and/or prosecutive authorities. A record from a system of records, which indicates either by itself or in combination with other information within the agency's possession, a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether arising from general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation, rule or order issued pursuant thereto, may be disclosed as a routine use, to the appropriate federal, foreign, state, or local agency or professional organization, charged with responsibility for investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation, or order.

b. Introduction to a grand jury. A record from a system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a grand jury agent pursuant to either to a federal or state grand jury subpoena or to a prosecution request that such record be released for the purpose of its introduction to a grand jury.

c. Referral to federal, state, local or professional licensing boards. A record from a system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to any governmental, professional, or licensing authority when such record relates to qualifications, including moral, educational or vocational qualifications, of an individual seeking to be licensed or to maintain a license.

d. Disclosure to any source, either private or governmental, to the extent necessary to solicit information relevant to any investigation or other matters related to the responsibilities of the OIG. A record from a system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to any source, either private or governmental, to the extent necessary to secure from such source information relevant to and sought in furtherance of an investigation or other matters related to the responsibilities of the OIG.

e. Disclosure for personnel or other action. A record from a system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a federal, state, local, foreign, or international agency, for their use in connection with the assignment, hiring, or retention of an individual, issuance of a security clearance, letting of a contract, or issuance of a license, grant or other benefit, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to such agency's decision on the matter, or to solicit information from the federal, state, local, foreign, or international agency, for the OIG's use in connection with the assignment, hiring, or retention of an individual, issuance of a security clearance, letting of a contract, or issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.

f. Information may be disclosed to other Federal Offices of Inspector General and/or to the President's Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency for purposes of conducting the external review process required by the Homeland Security Act.

g. Disclosure to appropriate agencies, entities and persons when: 1.) it is suspected or confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; 2.) it has been determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the DOL or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and 3.) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy any harm.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:

Records from this system are not disclosed to consumer reporting agencies for credit rating or related purposes.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OR RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

 

STORAGE:

Files are stored electronically and/or on paper.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Files are retrieved by employee name and/or assigned property 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 and disposed of in accordance with the schedules approved by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Assistant Inspector General for Management and Policy, and Assistant Inspector General for Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Inquiries should be mailed to the System Manager.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

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 OIG program managers and employees possessing OIG owned and leased property, or employees who are responsible for monitoring such property.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:

None.