DoD Scans Combat Pay Database for Wrongful Payouts to Retirees
Published Date: 10/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense is starting a new program to double-check military retirement payments against a government database to stop wrong payments. This affects military retirees getting Combat Related Special Compensation and aims to save money by catching errors. The program kicks in right after November 13, 2026, and runs until September 10, 2029.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Military retirement payments checked against Do Not Pay
If you are an applicant for or a recipient of Military Retirement—Combat Related Special Compensation, the Department of Defense will compare your records with the Treasury’s Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System to identify and prevent improper payments. Comments on the program are accepted through November 13, 2026; the program becomes effective the day after that date (November 14, 2026) unless changes are required, and will run through September 10, 2029.
Personal and banking data used in matching
The matching program will use and compare personal data including your name, Social Security Number (SSN) or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), address, date of birth, and payment/banking information between DoD records and the Treasury DNP Working System. The notice lists these specific data elements as the records involved in the matching program.
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