[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 6, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 6CFR5.44]

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                       TITLE 6--HOMELAND SECURITY
 
   CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
 
PART 5_DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Disclosure of Information in Litigation
 
Sec.  5.44  Testimony and production of documents prohibited unless 

approved by appropriate Department officials.

    (a) No employee, or former employee, of the Department shall, in 
response to a demand or request, including in connection with any 
litigation, provide oral or written testimony by deposition, 
declaration, affidavit, or otherwise concerning any information acquired 
while such person is or was an employee of the Department as part of the 
performance of that person's official duties or by virtue of that 
person's official status, unless authorized to do so by the Office of 
the General Counsel, or as authorized in Sec.  5.44(b).
    (b) No employee, or former employee, shall, in response to a demand 
or request, including in connection with any litigation, produce any 
document or any material acquired as part of the performance of that 
employee's duties or by virtue of that employee's official status, 
unless authorized to do so by the Office of the General Counsel or the 
delegates thereof, as appropriate.