# Privacy Act of 1974 **Entity class:** United States federal statute **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Privacy Act of 1974** governs federal agency systems of records containing information retrieved by personal identifier and establishes notice, access, correction, disclosure, and record-management requirements subject to statutory exceptions. ## Relationships - **applies to:** federal identity and record systems including the environment analyzed in [[wiki/ICEPIC|ICEPIC]]. - **paired with:** [[wiki/E-Government Act of 2002|E-Government Act of 2002]]. - **oversight:** [[wiki/Government Accountability Office|GAO]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [DOJ — Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974](https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition)