# 2025-05524: Order Aims to Curb Fraud and Waste in Federal Spending

2025-05524, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-03-28, effective 2025-03-25 (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-05524
- Title: Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 14011
- Published: 2025-03-28
- Effective: 2025-03-25
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

Order Aims to Curb Fraud and Waste in Federal Spending

## Summary

The government is stepping up to protect America’s money from fraud, waste, and abuse by requiring better financial tracking from all federal agencies. This means agencies must share more detailed info to help catch mistakes and stop billions of dollars from slipping away each year. Starting soon, these changes will make sure your tax dollars are safer and spent smarter.

## Effects PRIA read

- Treasury will pre-screen federal payments: benefit, high. The Department of the Treasury will require pre-certification verification for payments it makes on behalf of agencies to detect fraud and improper payments before disbursing funds. The order directs agencies to cooperate with Treasury screening programs (including the Do Not Pay system) to defend…
- New payment verification checks listed: cost, medium. Before payment, certifying officers must meet pre-certification checks such as verifying funds availability, correct payee name, required taxpayer or payee ID (SSN, TIN, EIN, ITIN, or Payee ID), valid bank account belonging to the payee, payees are not deceased, and inclusion of contract or award i…
- Agencies must send payment files in advance: cost, medium. Agencies must submit payment files (except same-day payments) to the Department of the Treasury with sufficient lead time before disbursement as determined by Treasury to allow fraud and improper-payment screening. For same-day payments, agencies must submit payment files as much in advance as reas…
- Treasury will centralize disbursing authority: mixed, medium. Within 30 days, the Secretary of the Treasury must assess whether to revoke delegated disbursing authority and may return disbursing functions from Non-Treasury Disbursing Offices (NTDOs) to Treasury. Agency heads (including Defense, Homeland Security, and the Attorney General) will work with Treas…
- Agencies will share records and enable matching: mixed, medium. Agency heads must update system-of-records notices under the Privacy Act within 90 days to include a routine use allowing disclosure of records to the Department of the Treasury for identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments. The order also directs Treasury (in consultation w…

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## Sources
- [2025-05524 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/28/2025-05524/protecting-americas-bank-account-against-fraud-waste-and-abuse)
- [2025-05524 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-28/pdf/2025-05524.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05524 (as of 2026-11-04).