Commerce Shares Records with Treasury to Zap Fraud and Wrong Payments
Published Date: 1/20/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Commerce is updating 16 record systems to share info with the Treasury to stop wrong payments and fraud. This change affects anyone whose data is in these systems and kicks in on February 24, 2026, with a comment deadline of February 19. No extra costs or big changes—just smarter fraud-fighting teamwork!
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Commerce shares records with Treasury
The Department of Commerce is changing 16 system-of-records notices so those records can be shared with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System to help identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments. This change takes effect on February 24, 2026, and comments are due by February 19, 2026. The notice lists the 16 affected systems (for example: employee payroll/personnel, NIST child care subsidy records, certain NOAA and USPTO records).
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