5 CFR § 736.103 - Protecting the identity of a source.

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title: "5 CFR § 736.103 - Protecting the identity of a source."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "736.103"
section_name: "Protecting the identity of a source."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "736"
part_name: "PERSONNEL INVESTIGATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Pub. L. 93-579; (5 U.S.C. 552a)."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 18655, Apr. 23, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
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# 736.103 Protecting the identity of a source.

When a source is granted a promise that the source's identity will be kept confidential, the investigative agency and all other agencies that receive information obtained under the promise are required to take all reasonable precautions to protect the source's identity. Each agency will prepare for its investigators and agents implementing instructions consistent with this part.