OMB Plugs VA Data into 'Do Not Pay' to Save Tax Dollars
Published Date: 9/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has officially added the Veterans Affairs Benefits database to the Do Not Pay system, which helps stop improper payments. This change affects agencies checking for payment errors and aims to protect taxpayer money while keeping privacy in check. The update kicks in after a public comment period and includes strong privacy safeguards to keep your info safe.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Notice and Chance to Respond Before Benefit Cuts
If a State Public Assistance Agency intends to reduce, suspend, terminate, or deny your benefits because of information provided by Treasury Fiscal Service via Do Not Pay, you will receive notice and an opportunity to respond. The designation notice explicitly states that a notice-and-response process applies in those situations.
VA Benefits Data Added to Do Not Pay
On June 24, 2025 OMB proposed and, effective immediately (published September 26, 2025), designated the Veterans Affairs Benefits Enterprise Platform (BEP) database for use in the Treasury Do Not Pay Working System with PARIS. This change lets State Public Assistance Agencies use VA BEP data in PARIS to help detect improper payments and protect taxpayer money; BEP will only be available for use with PARIS and by State Public Assistance Agencies.
Privacy and Data-Use Safeguards Apply
OMB reviewed privacy risks and the notice describes privacy measures that apply to Do Not Pay use of BEP, including a Fiscal Service privacy risk assessment, data minimization, rules of behavior, dedicated privacy program resources, internal controls, data-usage governance, security risk mitigation, identity management safeguards, and statutory limits such as the Privacy Act, a matching agreement, and a memorandum of understanding. Treasury's Do Not Pay privacy and civil liberties impact assessment is available on Treasury's Do Not Pay Privacy Program web page.
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