You are accessing a U.S. Government Information System (USG) provided for USG-authorized use only, to include the Public Access Link (PAL). This computer system is the property of the United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL OIG). It may only be accessed and used for official Government business by authorized personnel. Unauthorized access or use of this computer system is strictly prohibited and may subject violators to criminal, civil and/or administrative action.

The DOL OIG may monitor any activity, information, or communication on the system. All activity, communication, and information on this system may be intercepted, recorded, read, copied, retrieved, and disclosed by and to authorized personnel for official purposes, including criminal investigations. Users have no right of privacy or any reasonable expectations of privacy in the use of this computer system and any communication or information stored within the system. Access or use of this computer system by any person whether authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to all of these terms.

Privacy Act Statement

This Statement is provided pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a): The information you are requested to provide in order to create a PAL account and use PAL to submit a FOIA request or appeal is authorized to be collected under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 52). Completing the PAL fields is voluntary, but failing to provide any or all of the requested information may prevent DOL OIG from creating a PAL account for you, which may delay receipt and processing of your FOIA request or appeal. The principal purposes for which DOL OIG will use the information that you provide in PAL are to create a PAL account for you, and to track, process, and respond to requests and appeals that you submit to DOL OIG through your PAL account.  The information you provide will be included in a Privacy Act system of records, and will be used and may be disclosed for the purposes and routine uses described and published in the following System of Records Notice (SORN), DOL/OIG-02, Office of Inspector General Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Records, 81 Fed. Reg. 25839 (April 29, 2016). The routine uses that may be made of this information are listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-04-29/pdf/2016-09510.pdf#page=76