# 2026-15940: OPM and SSA to swap retiree data—yawn, bureaucracy as usual

2026-15940, Privacy Act of 1974; Re-Established Matching Program, is a Federal Register notice from Personnel Management Office published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-10-27; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15940
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15940
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; Re-Established Matching Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Personnel Management Office
- Citation: 91 FR 50897
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-10-27
- Comments close: 2026-10-27
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

OPM and SSA to swap retiree data—yawn, bureaucracy as usual

## Summary

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of the re- establishment of a matching program between OPM and the Social Security Administration (SSA) under Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) No. 1071. The purpose of this matching program is to enable SSA to disclose Title II Social Security benefit information to OPM for use in determining eligibility for, and computing, Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) benefits payable to disability annuitants and survivor annuitants as required by law.

## Effects PRIA read

- OPM–SSA Data Sharing to Calculate FERS Benefits: mixed, medium. If you are a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) disability annuitant, a FERS child survivor annuitant, or a FERS surviving spouse who may get a FERS Supplementary Annuity, OPM will receive Title II Social Security benefit information from SSA so OPM can determine eligibility for and compute…
- Personal Identifiers Shared and SSN Verification: mixed, low. OPM will send each person’s full name, Social Security number, date of birth, and SVES indicator to SSA; SSA will verify the SSN using its Enumeration System and then disclose Title II beneficiary status and benefit information from the Master Beneficiary Record or return a code if the SSN does not…

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## Sources
- [2026-15940 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15940/privacy-act-of-1974-re-established-matching-program)
- [2026-15940 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15940.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15940 (as of 2026-08-13).