# Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2025-07-28 · Effective 2025-08-27 · 90 FR 35434
## Document
- **Document number:** 2025-14134
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 90 FR 35434
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 310
- **Publication date:** 2025-07-28
- **Effective date:** 2025-08-27
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0049
## Abstract

The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is issuing a final rule to amend its regulations to exempt portions of DoD-0020, Military Human Resource Records system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. Specifically, the rule exempts portions of the Military Human Resource Records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of national security, and to prevent the undermining of evaluation materials used to determine potential for promotion.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/28/2025-14134/privacy-act-of-1974-implementation)
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