VA Database Joins Do Not Pay to Curb Benefit Payment Errors
Published Date: 6/24/2025
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Summary
The government wants to add the VA Benefits Enterprise Platform database to the Do Not Pay system, which helps stop improper payments. This change affects anyone involved with VA benefits and aims to save money by catching errors faster. You’ve got 15 days to share your thoughts before the decision is final!
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VA Benefits Data Added to Do Not Pay
If you get or work with VA benefits, the VA Benefits Enterprise Platform (BEP) database is proposed to be added to the U.S. Treasury Do Not Pay Working System and used with the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS). The change is intended to help stop improper payments and save money by catching errors faster. OMB is requesting public comments for 15 days before making the designation final.
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