Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

The Office of the Secretary of Defense proposes to add a new system of records, DMDC 20, entitled ``Personnel Security Breach Notification and Mitigation Services Records''. The Department of Defense is providing notification and facilitating the provision of breach mitigation services to individuals affected by the breach of information in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) background investigation databases the Department must establish this system in order to provide notification to and facilitate the provision of breach mitigation services. Due to the number and proportion of affected individuals belonging to the DoD, DoD entered into agreements with OPM to handle the breach notification and mitigation services. DoD will also use these records to respond to breach verification inquiries. Individuals may go to OPM's Web site and click on a link that will redirect them to a DoD Web site where they can enter their information to find out if they have been affected by this breach. These records may also be used for tracking, reporting, measuring, and improving The Department's effectiveness in implementing this data breach notification.