The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced that they screened over 1.1 billion federal payments worth $3.7 trillion in fiscal year 2026. These efforts identified and returned approximately 13,500 payments totaling $175 million that were destined for deceased individuals. Access to the Do Not Pay data system expanded from 4 percent to 99 percent of federal programs during the same period. The department stated that these measures fulfill requirements of Executive Order 14249 by shifting focus from recovering funds to preventing improper disbursements.
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