2021-10077: Release of Official Information in Litigation and Presentation of Witness Testimony by DoD Personnel (Touhy Regulation)
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Commonly known as the Touhy regulation, this rule prescribes the requirements for submitting subpoenas and litigation requests to the Department as well as the procedures that its personnel will follow to respond. The Department proposes to amend and consolidate component- level requirements and procedures into a single Department-level Touhy rule.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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