OPM Tweaks Records Sharing to Snag Fraudsters with Treasury Help
Published Date: 5/12/2026
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 with government personnel records and kicks in on June 12, 2026. You can comment on this update until June 11, 2026, but no new costs are expected.
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OPM will share personnel records with Treasury
OPM will add a routine use that lets it disclose General Personnel Records (OPM GOVT-1) to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including the Do Not Pay Working System, to identify, prevent, or recoup fraud and improper payments to applicants or recipients of Federal funds. This change applies to anyone with government personnel records (current and former Federal employees) and is effective June 12, 2026; public comments are accepted until June 11, 2026. The notice says no new costs are expected from this change.
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