OPM Shares Records with Treasury: Fraud Fight or Privacy Shuffle?
Published Date: 4/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management is updating its records system to share info with the Treasury Department to help stop fraud and improper payments. This change affects anyone whose data is in OPM’s systems and kicks in on May 28, 2026. It’s all about protecting your money and making sure payments are legit, with a chance for the public to comment until May 27.
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OPM Sharing Records with Treasury
If your information is in OPM’s listed record systems (for example OPM CENTRAL-1, CENTRAL-14, CENTRAL-23, CENTRAL-26, OPM Internal-5, Internal-15, Internal-18, and Internal-23), OPM may disclose those records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including the Do Not Pay Working System, to identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments. This disclosure authority takes effect May 28, 2026.
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