• The Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, as amended
• The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, 15 U.S.C. § 6501, et seq.
• Management of Federal Information Resources, OMB Circular No. A-130
• Guidance on Inter-Agency Sharing of Personal Data - Protecting Personal Privacy, OMB Memorandum M-01-05
• Privacy Policies and Data Collection on Federal Web Sites, OMB Memorandum M-00-13
• Privacy Policies on Federal Web Sites, OMB Memorandum M-99-18
• Privacy Act Implementation: Guidelines and Responsibilities, 40 FR 28948 (4.62MB PDF)
• Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (1.45MB PDF)
• Protection of Individual Privacy, Federal Acquisition Regulation - Subpart 24.1
• M-05-15, FY 2005 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management (June 13, 2005)
• M-05-08, Designation of Senior Agency Officials for Privacy (February 11, 2005) (31k)
• M-03-22, OMB Guidance for Implementing the Privacy Provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002 (September 30, 2003)
• M-01-05, Guidance on Inter-Agency Sharing of Personal Data - Protecting Personal Privacy (December 20, 2000)
• Status of Biennial Reporting Requirements under the Privacy Act and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act (June 21, 2000) (229k)
• M-00-13, Privacy Policies and Data Collection on Federal Web Sites (June 22, 2000)
• M-99-18, Privacy Policies on Federal Web Sites (June 2, 1999)
• M-99-05, Instructions on Complying with President's Memorandum of May 14, 1998, "Privacy and Personal Information in Federal Records" (January 7, 1999)
• Privacy Act Responsibilities for Implementing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (November 3, 1997) (431k)

Selected Recent Privacy Initiatives By the U.S. Federal Government

• Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob J. Lew memorandum on privacy policies and data collection on websites. (June 22, 2000)



• OMB Director Lew memorandum on website policies. (June 2, 1999)
• President's memorandum on Privacy Act (May 14, 1998) and memorandum from OMB Director Lew.

• Link to various privacy initiatives of the FTC.

• Treasury Under-Secretary Gary Gensler testimony on personal financial privacy. (June 14, 2000)
• Treasury Under-Secretary Gary Gensler testimony on personal financial protection. (July 21, 1999)

• Memorandum by Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob J. Lew, "Incorporating and Funding Security in Information Systems Investments." (February 28, 2000)