Federal Register #2026-20945

DoD records-matching programs for TRICARE Medicare eligibility and military retired pay

The Department of Defense describes two records-matching programs intended to verify eligibility and prevent improper payments. - Government organizations: Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary; Defense Health Agency (DHA) for the TRICARE Medicare Eligible Program (TMEP); and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) for Military Retirement—Retired Pay. - Matching partner and system: U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which maintains the Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. - Programs described: - TMEP records are compared with DNP records to verify prepayment or pre-award eligibility and identify or prevent improper payments. - Military Retirement—Retired Pay records are also compared with DNP records for eligibility verification and improper-payment prevention. - Information involved: TMEP matching may include names, Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and payment or banking information. - Procurement status: This is a program notice, not a solicitation or award. No commercial vendors, OEMs, products, quantities, or contract value are identified.

Description

The Department of Defense, including the Defense Health Agency, is establishing a computerized matching program comparing records for the Military Health Benefits—TRICARE Medicare Eligible Program (TMEP) with the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s Do Not Pay Working System. The program will verify prepayment or pre-award eligibility to identify and prevent improper payments. Records matched include names, Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and payment or banking information. Comments are due November 13, 2026, and the program is stated to be effective through September 10, 2029.

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