Federal Register #2026-20948

Government notices on AmeriCorps VISTA screening and DoD payment-integrity matching programs

This Federal Register excerpt describes government information-collection and payment-integrity programs, not a request to purchase products or services. - Government organizations: Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), including AmeriCorps VISTA and its VISTA Member Service Unit; Department of Defense (DoD), including the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS); and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service. - Programs described: - AmeriCorps VISTA proposes a Criminal History Acknowledgment Form (CHAF) for sponsors and certain candidates. Candidates provide applicable criminal-history information and acknowledge service conditions; sponsors or site supervisors provide a recommendation and describe planned support and supervision. Candidates reporting a history involving violence provide a personal narrative. - DHA describes computerized matching of Military Health Benefits–TRICARE Pharmacy Program (TPharm) records against the Treasury’s Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System to verify eligibility and identify or prevent improper payments. Potentially matched records include identifying, address, and payment information. - DoD/DFAS announces a similar matching program for Military Retirement–Combat Related Special Compensation records. The excerpt provides limited details beyond the purpose of identifying and preventing improper payments. - Procurement details: No products, part numbers, quantities, vendors, contract value, or procurement services are specified. The notices identify government programs rather than a commercial purchasing opportunity.

Description

The Department of Defense, including the Defense Health Agency, is establishing a computerized matching program comparing records for the Military Health Benefits—TRICARE Pharmacy Program (TPharm) with the Treasury Department’s Do Not Pay Working System. The program is intended to verify prepayment or pre-award eligibility and identify and prevent improper payments. Matched data may include names, Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and payment or banking information. Comments are accepted through November 13, 2026; the program is scheduled to take effect after the comment period and remain effective through September 10, 2029.

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