General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual: Administrative Section

Privacy Act

Department of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery


Overview

The Privacy Act, codified at Title 5 United States Code, § 552(a), protects individuals from unwarranted invasions of privacy that may result from Federal agencies' collection, maintenance, use, and disclosure of personal information.

Reference

  1. SECNAVINST 5211.5

Prepared by LCDR Michael Bandy, JAGC, USN, Medico-Legal Affairs, BUMED, Washington, D.C. (1999).

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