What happened
The Farm Credit Administration announced an amendment to its FCA-1 system of records covering employee attendance, leave, and payroll. The amendment updates the categories of individuals and records maintained and revises the policies and safeguards for storage of records. The change becomes effective on 2026-11-24, with comments closing on 2026-10-15.
Why it matters for trust and compliance
- Its status is in effect. It is in force now.
- The amendment updates privacy and security protections for employee payroll data handled by the agency.
- Takes effect November 24, 2026.
Who is affected
government controller Farm Credit Administration
Recommended actions
- Check that privacy notices describe the practices this addresses.
- Confirm access, correction, deletion and opt-out requests are handled within the required time.
- Revisit retention schedules and data minimisation for the data involved.
- Map the security requirements to existing controls and close gaps.