We heard some evidence at our last meeting that many people who work in intelligence gathering and law enforcement were concerned about the implications of the Privacy Act. Their concern, perhaps rightly, perhaps not, was that the Privacy Act may have trumped other authorities that they would otherwise have looked to historically to share information.
What would you recommend as the best way to ensure that the fear of violating the Privacy Act doesn't prevent an important disclosure or an important piece of sharing between intelligence gathering and law enforcement?