Do Not Pay & Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

Leading the Way in Payment Integrity Solutions

July 13, 2022

Welcome to

Payment Integrity Day
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Agenda
How Do Not Pay & Payment Integrity Center of Excellence 

Collaborate to Support Payment Integrity!

Stephanie Weakley, DNP Agency Lead

Jean Stevens, (Acting) Manager, 

Payment Integrity Stakeholder Support Branch
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Discussion Areas

 DNP & PICOE Purpose

 Services and Impacts 

 Partnerships

 Payment Integrity Outlook
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Fiscal Service Payment Integrity Partnership

Payment Integrity Center of Excellence (PICOE) 

provides actionable business insights and solutions 

that transform how agencies approach identification, 

prevention, and recovery of improper payments.

Over the last several years, Fiscal Service has been very active in the improper 

payments arena through:

DNP and PICOE analytical 

experts are dedicated to 

solving governmentwide 

payment integrity challenges 

and are engaged to help 

advance the tools, services, 

and data available for 

identifying, preventing, and 

recovering improper payments. 

Do Not Pay Business Center (DNP) assist agencies 

and federally funded state administered programs by 

providing a combination of access to data sources 

(i.e., death, excluded parties) and data analytics to 

aid in identification, mitigation and elimination of 

improper payments.
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Payment Integrity Stakeholder Community

Leveraging Stakeholder Relationships to Bring New Payment Integrity Solutions to Life!
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Fiscal Service’s Payment Integrity Focus Areas

Garnering data insights 

to identify 

opportunities that 

meet improper 

payment challenges 

faced across 

Government.

Data 

Sharing

CrossGovernment 

Solutions

AgencySpecific 

Solutions

Data 

Analytics

Access to 

Data

Legal agreements that 

allow data to be 

cross-referenced 

across Government 

while maintaining 

appropriate privacy 

protections. 

Solutions implemented 

to meet improper 

payments challenges 

faced by federal and 

state agencies. 

Solutions implemented 

to meet specific 

agency challenges 

related to improper 

payments.

Garnering data 

insights to identify 

opportunities that 

meet improper 

payment challenges 

faced across 

Government.

Providing agencies 

with centralized 

access to identified 

data sources that 

provide insight to 

eligibility decisions, 

including DNP

data sources.

Data throughout the payment lifecycle allows Fiscal to work across Government 

to create new Identity and Eligibility solutions
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DNP & PICOE: Maximizing the Customer Experience

DNP PICOE

LEVERAGING 

DATA ANALYTICS & 

RESOURCES TO SOLVE 

PAYMENT CHALLENGES 

Both centers assist agencies in reducing improper payments & 

solving government-wide payment integrity challenges.

Coming together will further refine the Bureau’s payment 

integrity solutions for the customer. 

We are working together to merge slowly and seamlessly so the 

Agency experience remains untethered. 
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Fiscal Service’s Impact in FY21

Other numbers of note....

Note: The most up-to-date data available is provided; figures are subject to change once full FY21 data is available.

*Includes payments identified as of July 31,2021 and customer feedback collected through September 27, 2021.

$55.4M

Stopped or 

Confirmed

Improper in 

DNP

$171.2M

Prevented in 

Admin Errors 

& Possible 

Fraud 

$8.3B

Identified

Potential Improper 

Payments

$296.6M

Total Prevented

Improper Payments

$3.9T

Value of Total 

Payments Screened

30.6M

Transactions 

screened 

through AVS/ 

EVVE /Fiscal

Results are in the numbers....

18

CARES Act 

Specific 

Engagements 

$70M 

Fraud 

Prevented

Using Cross -

Gov’t Data
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Authentication of 

bank 

accounts 

and evaluation of 

payee eligibility 

prior to submitting 

payments reduces 

fraudulent activity. 

AVS

Death status 

knowledge can 

deter suspicious

individuals 

from committing 

identity theft and

claiming payments 

of the deceased. 

EVVE FOD

A comprehensive, 

historical

cross-governmental

picture of data helps 

determine duplication 

of payments or root 

causes 

of improper 

payments.

INFO APPS

Innovative tools that continuously monitor and provide real-time insight to enable faster detection of potential 

fraud rings, trends, and improper payments across government payment records.

Cross-Government Solutions 

DNP PORTAL

Central location for 

access to various 

data sources related 

to death data, 

debarments, 

delinquent debts, 

and non-profit status 

through single 

search and bulk file 

capabilities.
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Fiscal Service Supports CARES Act Programs

Fiscal Service partnered with States, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), 

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to support the following 

CARES Act programs: 

• SBA - Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)

• SBA - Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

• SBA - Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF)

• SBA - Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program 

(SVOG)

• SBA - Community Navigator Pilot Program

• Treasury - Coronavirus Economic Relief for 

Transportation Services (CERTS) Program

• Treasury - Special Inspector General for Pandemic 

Recovery (SIGPR) Direct Loans

• FCC - Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF)

• Alabama - Unemployment Insurance (UI) and CARES 

benefits

• Oregon - UI and CARES benefits

• Georgia - UI and CARES benefits

• California - UI and CARES benefits

• Massachusetts - Coronavirus Relief Fund

• DOL OIG

• DOC - Economic Development Assistance Grants

• DOC - National Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) Grants

• IRS - Economic Impact Payments

• IRS - Advanced Child Tax Credits

• FEMA - COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
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Service Service Description

Improper Payments 

Prevented 

2020 - 2021

CrossGovernment 

Data Analytics

Fiscal Service disbursed 1.4B payments to approximately 200M 

payees across 24K routing and transit numbers in 2020. PICOE 

appropriately matches agency supplied information before payment 

against other types of payments to provide confidence before 

issuance.

$70 million

Account 

Verification 

Service (AVS)

Commercial Service with ability to verify bank account status and 

account ownership prior to a payment. Service covers approximately 

80% of domestic financial institutions. 

$171.2 million

Electronic 

Verification of 

Vital Events 

Fact of Death 

(EVVE FOD)

The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information 

Systems (NAPHSIS) is the national nonprofit organization 

representing state vital records and public health statistics offices in 

the U.S. NAPHSIS’ EVVE FOD system provides authoritative 

verification by matching against U.S. birth and death certificate 

databases. EVVE FOD is the sole source for this capability.

$6.3M identified for further 

investigation by FEMA

New Offerings to Strengthen Payment Integrity
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Service Service Description Impact

Do Not Pay API

Leveraged the DNP Application Programming Interface (API) to 

offer real-time payment screening to SBA to make high-volume, 

system-to-system calls to DNP for the PPP and EIDL programs. 

The use of API offers a more modern, automated exchange with 

agencies that support high volume and 24/7 availability.

Commenced in 2021.

SBA was able to screen 5,157,078 

applicants in real-time from late 

May through Sept 2021

Partnering with 

Federally 

Funded State 

Administered 

Programs

In 2018 DNP began marketing its services to states with a threetiered approach; 1) outreach and engagement with a focus on 

reducing improper payments, 2) Targeted outreach across 

Medicaid, CHIP, UI, audit and oversight groups, SNAP, TANF, 

ERDC and 3) Developing a dual-enrollment capability 

Commenced in 2018.

To date, DNP has engaged with 

35 states resulting in the 

identification of over $19M in

improper payments

Data Analytics 

DNP provides advanced payment analysis services to states and 

federal agencies. In partnership with the federal and federally 

funded state administered programs,, a variety of data analysis and 

visualization can be conducted to help combat improper payments 

and identify potential fraud.

SBA OIG won a CIGIE Award for 

its DNP analytics project on the 

1st round of PPP which resulted in 

identifying more than $3.6B in 

improper payments 

Fiscal Service Seeing Results from DNP Services
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Payment Integrity Services & Agency Partnerships Underway

Agency Applications of Services

FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance / Individuals and Households 

IRS Rebate Recovery Credit / Taxpayer Protection / Advanced Child 

Tax Credits

Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS)

FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit

RRB Deceased Payee 

SBA IG Support

SSA & VA New Payees and Account Change Verification

DOL Integrity Hub

Others on the way...

Services continue to evolve from conceptual pilots

to operational readiness throughout the payment lifecycle 

for several agencies

PICOE Solutions & Services

Check to ACH Conversion

Account Validation Service (AVS)

Deceased Validation (EVVE FOD and DNP)

Cross Government Data Analytics

Lead Time Reduction

Investigative Case Support

DNP Services

Access to Eligibility Data (Death, Debt, Vendor, 

Identity, other)

Analytic Services

Agency Application of Services

Federal Agencies - 47 Agencies across 202 programs

Federally Funded, State Administered Programs - engagement with 

65 programs across 35 states 

2,596 portal users
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5 Year Payment Integrity Outlook

Given the payment integrity landscape and the efforts underway, we are collectively 

working to:

• Reduce payments issued to deceased payees, made possible through expanded access to relevant data.

• Improve payment accuracy and data quality, gained by providing agencies with a centralized account 

verification service.

• Expand availability of eligibility data to enable more timely determinations.

• Assist agencies in solving improper payment challenges by offering data analytics and customized 

solutions.

• Expand data sharing between stakeholders such as states and other Federal Government programs with 

common payment integrity challenges.

• Work with State and Federal programs to identify fraud in the form of claiming multiple and/or mutually 

exclusive benefits.

Collaborative approach to payment integrity that will that will lead to a 

positive impact on improper payment rates reported by agencies.
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The DNP Initiative

American InfoSource Death Data - Obituary/Probate - Commercial

• Commercial data source which contains information on deceased individuals obtained from more than 3,000 funeral homes and thousands of newspapers, 

as well as county-level probate records

Department of Defense Death Records - Public

• Contains records of individuals in active or reserve military duty, including whether an individual is deceased

Department of State Death Records - Public

• Contains records of American Citizens who are deceased or presumed deceased in foreign countries, as reported by U.S. embassies or consulates upon its 

receipt of a foreign death certificate or finding of death by a local competent authority

Death Master File (DMF) - Public - (SSA) 

• Administered by the National Technical Information Services (NTIS). Contains records of deceased individuals as reported by family members, funeral 

homes, hospitals, federal agencies, postal authorities, and financial institutions. Public version does not include state-reported deaths

Electronic Verification of Vital Events Fact of Death (EVVE FOD) - Commercial - National Association of Public Health Statistics and 

Information Systems (NAPHSIS)

• contains information to verify identities by matching against death record databases of vital records offices in participating jurisdictions.

Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (ARL) - Public (IRS)

• Contains entities that have their tax-exempt status automatically revoked under the law because they have not filed Form 990 series returns or notices 

annually for three consecutive years

Publication 78 (PUB 78) - Public (IRS)

• List of organizations that can receive tax-deductible contributions.

DNP Data Sources
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Credit Alert System (CAIVRS) - Restricted (DOJ, HUD, SBA, & USDA)

• Contains records of individuals with federal debt in delinquent or default.

• Verify whether an individual is a delinquent federal borrower 

Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Debt Check - Restricted (Treasury)

• Contains records of individuals whose debt has been referred to Debt Management Services for collection.

• Verify whether a payee owes delinquent non-tax debts to federal government (and participating states)

List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) (HHS OIG) - Public & Restricted

• Verify whether payments are to individuals and entities currently excluded from participating in federal health care programs

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) - Public (Treasury)

• Contains records of individuals, groups, and entities which are under sanction by the federal government and therefore ineligible for payment

System for Award Management (SAM) Entity Registration Records - Restricted (GSA)

• Contains records of individuals and businesses authorized to enter into contracts with the federal government

• Verify that a vendor seeking to do business with the federal government has registered, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

SAM Exclusion Records - Public & Restricted - (GSA)

• Contains records of individuals and businesses currently debarred from entering into contracts with the Federal Government under specific exclusions or 

registered to conduct business with the federal government

• Verify whether payments are to debarred individuals

DNP Data Sources

The DNP Initiative cont.
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For more information please contact:

Do Not Pay Business Center 

donotpay@fiscal.treasury.gov

PICOE Outreach 

PICOE.outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov

Contact Information
Electronic Verification of Vital Events Fact of Death 

Implementation and the Pilot Process

Derek Pachla

Do Not Pay
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Data Acquisition Team (DAT) Process

Identify Evaluate Propose Designate

Database suggestions 

originate from:

1. Internal

Programs

2. Customers

3. OMB 

4. Congress

DNP performs 

research and/or a pilot 

to evaluate:

1. Use Cases

2. Feasibility

3. Privacy/Legal 

Considerations

4. ROI

A formal 

recommendation is 

made to Treasury and 

OMB Leadership to 

pursue, reject, or 

commit resources to 

further evaluation of a 

designation proposal.

Treasury and OMB 

collaborate to publish a 

Federal Register 

Notice indicating the 

Government’s intent to 

use data for Improper 

Payments. 
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EVVE FOD Fact Sheet

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EVVE FOD is a NAPHSIS death matching system that matches against the death databases of 44/57 participating 

jurisdictions’ (states and territories) vital records offices. EVVE FOD delivers death matches against databases from 

jurisdictions, indicating the existence of a death certificate, and providing related information on the deceased status specific 

records. 

• One contract with NAPHSIS for access to all participating jurisdictions

• Returned results indicate Match/No Match, State of Death, and Date of Death (Month, Day, Year)

• Returned results may also provide additional identifiers, such as: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Date of Birth 

(Month, Day, Year), and State of Birth
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How Does EVVE FOD Work? 

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State

State

State

State

State

Query Query

Result Result

1. Customer sends data to EVVE FOD

2. EVVE FOD simultaneously queries all state death certificate databases to determine whether the individual is 

deceased

3. A match is returned with a positive/negative match indicator and information about the deceased individual

Customer DNP

EVVE 

FOD

Verification SSN* First

*

Middle* Last

*

State of 

Birth*

Date of 

Birth*

State of 

Death*

Date of 

Death

Yes 123-456-7890 Jane Elizabeth Doe Arkansas 01/01/1962 Michigan 01/01/2020

TIN Name Address Secondary TIN Secondary Name

123-456-7890 Jane E. Doe 123 Fake Street, Chicago, IL 60007 987-654-3210 John J. Doe

Sample Query

Sample Result

*Data element not guaranteed
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How Can EVVE FOD Benefit Agencies?

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• NAPHSIS has unique access to the vital records databases of jurisdictions participating in the EVVE FOD 

systems. The vital records databases for the participating jurisdictions contain information not readily available 

by other data sources such as state reported deaths which are currently excluded from the Death Master File -

Public database.

– EVVE FOD is the sole source for this capability – no other private or federal database directly accesses vital records 

databases.

• EVVE FOD provides independent confirmation of death information received from other non-authoritative 

sources (e.g.,) DNP, Financial Institution, obituary, family member, etc.) improving the confidence of matched 

records. 

• EVVE FOD matched records are based on existence of a death certificate. This information can potentially be 

used by agencies when investigating the eligibility of payees receiving benefit payments. In addition to 

termination and recovery of benefit payments to the deceased, these services could also be used to:

– Determine eligibility for survivor and burial benefits

– Termination of benefit payments

– Cancel scheduling of federally funded medical appointments and prescriptions 
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Pilot Proposal

NAPHSIS EVVE FOD

Pilot Purpose Evaluate the EVVE FOD service to determine its potential impact on identifying and preventing 

improper payments to deceased individuals.

Business Problems 1. With restricted access to Full DMF, Fiscal Service must acquire databases to account for a gap in 

state-reported deaths.

2. Agencies have indicated that a death certificate must exist for action to be taken.

Proposed Solution Query state death certificate databases to determine whether a death certificate exists.

Execution 1. DNP sends data to EVVE FOD

2. EVVE FOD queries state databases

3. Query returns results to include verification of death, State of Death, Date of Death.

a. May include SSN, Name, Date of Birth, State of Birth

4. Analytics determines a Return on Investment (ROI) based upon additional coverage and 

increased efficiency for customer agencies to make a determination about a payment to a 

deceased individual.

Expected End Result Fiscal Service designates and partners with NAPHSIS to deliver more complete, accurate, and 

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Pilot Project Timeline

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Submit data to 

EVVE FOD 

for matching 

Initial Analysis

Submit second 

data load to 

EVVE FOD 

for matching

Submit third data 

load to 

EVVE FOD 

for matching

ROI and 

Suitability 

Analysis

    

6 months
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Pilot Project Phase 1 Analysis

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Before excluding states After excluding states*

Data Source TINs Sent to 

EVVE FOD

TINs Matched by 

EVVE FOD

Match Rate 

Before *TINs TINs Matched Match Rate After

Data Source 1 1,046,008 598,097 57% 814,433 587,770 72%

Data Source 2 203,074 109,729 54% 163,352 108,029 66%

Agency Data 1 1,122,802 645,842 58% 1,071,472 643,767 60%

Agency Data 2 586,641 21,007 4% 462,439 20,565 4%

Agency Data 3 1,215,538 647,679 53% 1,025,220 640,267 62%

Agency Data 4 95,467 49,739 52% 82,507 49,066 59%

Agency Data 5 542,939 268,485 49% 531,892 268,131 50%

Total 3,212,761 1,417,267 44% 2,825,803 1,405,730 50%

Total without RRB 2,646,196 1,408,095 53% 2,378,777 1,396,835 59%

*Calculations after controlling for the 13 jurisdictions not currently included in EVVE FOD. 
Death Record Confidence Scoring Tool 

Brian Hewitt, Data Analytics Advisor 

Do Not Pay
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• Problem: Current agency processes to identify deceased payees and take action 

to stop/reclaim improper payments is inefficient 

o Manual process

o May take several months, leaving payments at risk and taking resources away from your 

mission 

• Solution: DNP created a solution that aims to reduce time-consuming steps in the 

process

o Saving agencies time

o Preventing improper payments

o Addressing payment integrity challenges 

Background
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Death Record Confidence (DRC) Scoring Tool 

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What is the DRC Scoring Tool? 

• DNP analytics solution that helps customers optimize improper payment research

o Enables the accurate identification of deceased individuals

o Identifies at risk improper payments

o Increases confidence in payment integrity and internal controls

How does the DRC Scoring Tool Work? 

Analyzes all death data 

available to DNP

Converts analysis into a 

confidence score

Incorporates payment 

information to identify the 

improper payments with the 

highest risk

Provides results in a file 

format is easily analyzed 

by the customer
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• Results returned in a user-friendly interface via a secure data 

connection

• Information presented for each match: 

o Name, SSN, Death Date, and Death Confidence Score

o List of payments made to the payee since death

o List of data sources that they’ve matched to, with relevant source information

• Matches are rank ordered 

o Based on level of death confidence and improper payment impact 

o If you receive a monthly report, we deprioritize any results already adjudicated

DRC Scoring Tool Results 
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Data Ingestion - Payees are extracted from recurring Payment Automation 

Manager (PAM) payments

o Minimal burden on the agency program

Death Matching - Payees are analyzed using the DRC Scoring Tool

o Comprehensive identification of deceased payees 

Validation - Matches sent to EVVE FOD to verify the deceased status using 

information from death certificates on file with state vital records databases

Steps in the Process
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Short-Term:

• Make enhancements based on user feedback and requirements

– Create filters or enhancements that can be widely used

– Provide the customization needed for each user, without having many hard-coded business 

rules

• Streamline the process

Long-Term: 

• Use this process to automatically cancel payments to deceased payees through 

PAM

What’s Next?
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List of DNP death data sources used by the DRC Scoring Tool: 

oSocial Security Administration - Death Master File - Public

oAmerican InfoSource - Obituary 

oAmerican InfoSource - Probate 

oDepartment of Defense Death Data

oDepartment of State Death Data 

oDNP Portal Improper Payments Data

oFiscal Service Death-Related Returns and Reclamations Data

oNational Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems -

Electronic Verification of Vital Events Fact of Death

Appendix 
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NAPHSIS provides EVVE FOD which aids customers 

in identifying and verifying decedent vital records 

information.

EVVE FOD Benefits

• States and Jurisdictions reported deaths (not available in 

the Limited Access Death Master File)

• Verify death certificate

• Provides access to most up-to-date death records & 

ability to query all participating vital records databases 

simultaneously.

EVVE FOD 

• NAPHSIS acts as a secure information 

transmission hub, facilitating queries between 

approved users and participating States and 

Jurisdictions.

Note: 44 of the 57 total Jurisdictions are participating, with 

ongoing efforts to onboard more.

NAPHSIS 

EVVE FOD

Federal

Program 

Agency
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If you want more information or want to enroll in the solution in the 

future:

• Please contact your DNP Agency Lead, or the DNP mailbox 

donotpay@fiscal.treasury.gov

• We can provide live demos for any of your programs

• If you request to enroll, we will initiate a data governance form and partner with 

you on requirements and how to best use the process

-Governance lasts for three years; the initial process takes about a month

Contact Information
Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

ACCOUNT 

VERIFICATION 

SERVICE

Evolution and Findings
Trivia

What was the total estimated Federal 

improper payments in FY20?

~see Link & QR in Chatbox
ACCOUNT

VERIFICATION

SERVICE

(AVS)
Verify account is valid and open

Ensure account belongs to payee

Support prevention and recovery

Why

Pre-award identity authentication

Pre-payment banking info validation

Post-payment research & analysis

When

PICOE pilot to explore a centralized 

service that provides account 

verification throughout the payment 

lifecycle with actionable outcomes

How

Agency Payment Officials

Improper Payment & Fraud Teams

IG Auditors and Investigators

Who

Web-based & digital enrollments

New payees & first-time payments

Banking changes for existing payees

What

Operational payment systems

Analytical environments

Centralized location for govt-wide use

Where

Account

Verification

Service

Supplement Fiscal Service 

Cross-government data with 

3rd Party Verification Service

The Need for Account Verification
Pilot Objectives

• Evaluate pre-payment information about account status (Open, Closed, Frozen)

• Authenticate account ownership throughout the payment lifecycle

• Assess coverage boundaries, effectiveness, accuracy, cost, and responsiveness

Service

Providers

• PNC Bank is the Financial Agent selected for the AVS pilot

• PNC is partnered with GIACT and Early Warning System (industry leaders)

Use Cases

• Verify ACH return outcomes (historic look-back) to determine “could use of AVS have prevented this 

return?”

• Perform account verification and account owner authentication for the following scenarios:

• New payees receiving a payment for the first time

• Bank account changes for existing payees

• Agency ad-hoc files (e.g. high-risk payees per agency controls and risk weighting)

• Non-Receipt Claim cases

The Account Verification Service may be used in conjunction with 

other Fiscal Service cross-government payee and bank account data

AVS Pilot Overview
Verify Result

✔ Pass Account is open and valid

❌ Decline Account closed or risk factor reported 

? No Data No information, bank may not participate

Input data

RTN

Account #

Payee SSN

Payee Name Authenticate Result

✔ Pass SSN and Name match with Acct Owner

❌ Decline Neither SSN nor Name match with Acct Owner 

? Risk 1 SSN matches but name does not

? Risk 2 Name matches but SSN does not

1 PICOE calls AVS service with payee and account info. 

Can be conducted throughout the payment lifecycle as 

appropriate, per the business use cases.

3 • PICOE integrates AVS response with cross-govt post-payment data

• Provide integrated response to agency

• Agency determines appropriate next steps or outcomes

What we’ve learned so far...

AVS generally has 85% RTN coverage

AVS is only as good as the info banks provide

Need outreach to non-participating banks

Need more situational testing to understand and interpret results

Need to work with agencies for operational implementations

EWS

Participating

Banks

EWS

Contributing 

Banks

Website

API

File

AVS responds with EWS Verify and Authenticate functions

Or Customer ID for Non-Participating Banks

2

Review of How AVS Works
Web-Based API

File

• Follows secure file transfer 

protocol

• Ideal for high-volume 

inquiries

• Integration with backoffice or online enrollment 

systems

• Best for rapid single-entry 

inquiries

• Top-rated commercial online 

banking portal created by 

PNC

• Best for batch 

file/single entry

Transmission Options
Inquiry

Response Routing Number: xxxxxxxxx

Account #: 0000000000

Bank: Any Bank

Date Account Info. Last Updated: 4/15/2019

Date Account Info. Added to Network: 2/14/2017

Response Code (Account):

XXXX (Account Verified, open and valid account)

Verification Response: PASS

Response Inquiry / Verification Response

Inquiry / Verification/Authentication Response

Routing Number: xxxxxxxxx

Account #: 0000000000

Bank: Any Bank

Date Account Info. Last Updated: 4/15/2019

Date Account Info. Added to Network: 2/14/2017

Response Code (Account):

XXXX (Account Verified, open and valid account)

Response Code (Customer): XXXX The customer's name or 

business name did not match authentication data.

Response: RISK ALERT

Authenticate:

First Name: X

Last Name: X

Inquiry & Response Examples

*This data is fictional
Divide population of 212M payees into 

three tiers of 24k banks based on number 

of payees per RTN • 1st 71M payees spread across 31 RTNs

• Average 2.2M federal payees per RTN

• Range 6.7M to 914K distinct payees

• National bank RTNs

Tier 1 – Large Banks

• 2nd 71M payees spread across 244 RTNs

• Average 289K federal payees per RT

• Range 913K to 117K distinct payees

• Regional bank and credit union RTNs

Tier 2 – Medium Banks

• 3rd 71M payees spread across 23K RTNs

• Average 3K federal payees per RTN

• Range 116K to 1 distinct payee

• Local bank and small credit union RTNs

Tier 3 – Small Banks

Banks Payees

Tier 1 71M

Tier 2 71M

Tier 3 71M

Participating Banks
Examples of Use 

Cases for AVS
 A new rule implemented by National Automated Clearing House Association 

(NACHA) became effective on March 19, 2021, that will improve fraud screening of 

Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) participants.

 Originators of ACH web debits must validate the account owner's information 

upon first use.

 The rule will not be enforced for an additional one year from the effective date for 

entities working toward compliance.

 There is no mandate on what specific method of validation is used.

 Additional information and guidance may be found on NACHA's Website.

New Rule

NACHA: The New “Golden” Account Validation Rule for Web Debits 
Fiscal Service PICOE Process Flow:

1. Paying Agency provides payee info to PICOE

2. *PICOE takes additional action to verify payee and 

account with Cross-Govt data 

3. Verify account and account owner with AVS

4. Compile results and return to Paying Agency

2 * PICOE verifies payee and account with Cross-Govt data

Cross-Govt

Post Pay Data

• Has this payee been paid before?

• Has payee been paid to this account before?

• When was the date of the last payment?

• Has this account been compromised?

• Has this account been previously closed?

• Does the payee have a history of claims?

3

• Is the account valid and open?

• Does the account owner match the payee?

• Pass / Risk / Decline response codes

Validate Account with Financial Institution / AVS

Paying agency provides Payee information to PICOE, pre-payment or at time of payment 

Paying

Agency

Fiscal

Payment File, Ad-hoc File Service

Payee Info (SSN, Name, RTN, Account)

1

4 Consolidate results, assemble file, return responses to Agency

Post-Process: Paying Agency evaluates results and determines to pay or research further

Validate New Payees and Banking Changes (Pre-Payment)
Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

PICOE.Outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov

Thank You for Your Time
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Questions & Answers

Break
Introducing Do Not Pay’s 

Application Programming Interface (API)

Hayden Gunter

Do Not Pay
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What is an API?

DNP

CUSTOMER
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What is an API?

A machine-to-machine interaction that takes place over a network, typically using 

the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) used on the web.

– An API is a way for one software to access information from another software. An API takes the 

human aspect out of communicating between business lines and automates the process.

– The type of API offered by DNP is Representational State Transfer (REST). It defines the 

interface and conventions used between a web service provider and clients. REST is the most 

used and considered industry standard.

– In this case, your API would be the consumer of information and would be accessing information 

from DNP’s databases – as we would be the provider.

– Essentially, the consumer is integrating DNP data into their own system. 
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Process – High Level

Legal 

Analysis/Approval Technical Set Up QA Testing

Production 

Verification Go Live! Outcome Feedback
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• With the API, the consumer is integrating DNP data into their own system. 

• DNP would assess the needs of your organization to help you make the decision 

on API vs. Portal.

– Does the program need real time results or are daily results sufficient?

• Using the DNP Portal is a manual process of searching of DNP data sources.

• Portal requires people to log in and retrieve results.

• API does not require onboarding to portal.

• API can be an automated process.

• API returns results without you having to navigate to the appropriate functionality.

API vs. Do Not Pay Portal
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• Single API call contains the search criteria of one entity to be matched against 

your agency’s approved data source(s). The DNP response will include data 

source match results(s) for that single entity.

Query Options: Option 1 - Single Record
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• Multiple API call contains the search criteria of up to 100 entities to be matched 

against your agency’s approved data source(s). The DNP response will include 

data source match result(s) for the searched entities.

Query Options: Option 2 - Multiple Record
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• Initial meeting to discuss expectations.

• Initial Questions document and Legal Questionnaire sent to agency.

• Garner legal approval.

• Assist agency with technical questions during system buildout.

• Issue client certificates (QA and Production).

• QA Testing.

• Assist with go-live.

What Does DNP Do to Set Up?
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What Will You Do to Set Up?

• Initial Meeting to discuss expectations.

• Complete the Initial Questions document and Legal Approval forms (DNP will 

guide you through the process).

• Once legal approval is given, the agency will be responsible for creating their 

API system.

• Test with DNP.

• Go live and give feedback on decision made (functionality can be built into API).
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• The API team can meet with Agency Outreach and discuss how agencies are 

using API to better serve the agency.

• Technical team can watch for hiccups.

• This helps DNP uncover our ROI.

• Testimonials are good for business.

What Will DNP Do With Your Feedback?
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For more information please contact:

Primary Contact:

Name: Hayden Gunter

Title: Project Manager

Phone: 205-912-6442

Email: hayden.gunter@fiscal.treasury.gov

Do Not Pay Business Center 

donotpay@fiscal.treasury.gov

Contact Information
Cross Government Data Analytics 

Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

PICOE.Outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov
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VISION

Be a trusted Government-wide partner to provide actionable business 

insights and solutions that transform how agencies approach 

identification, prevention, and recovery of improper payments.

MISSION

Provide Government-wide partnership, guidance, and 

customer centric solutions that aid in the prevention and 

recovery of improper payments due to fraud, waste, and abuse.

PICOE is working towards the shared goal of improving the integrity of Government-wide financial transactions and addressing Improper Payments

Improve the integrity of Government-wide financial transactions by 

providing business insight and solutions that assist Government 

agencies in identifying, preventing and recovering improper payments.

Payment 

Integrity 

Center of 

Excellence

Do Not Pay

Payment 

Management

Revenue 

Collections 

Management

Data 

Transparency

Retail 

Securities 

Services

GOAL

PICOE: Community of Experts
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Using Data to Make Concepts Operational

Applications developed 

to address custom 

needs, including: 

Suspected Fraud, 

Disaster Area Payments, 

Identity Theft

Info Apps

Legal agreements that allow 

data to be cross-referenced 

across Government while 

maintaining appropriate 

privacy protections. 

Data 

Sharing

Operational Example: Cross Government Data Sharing
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Using Data to Make Concepts Operational

Once identified and validated, use continuous monitoring approach to automate 

actions that prevent and recover improper payments to the deceased

• Identify death through current 

DNP sources or post payment 

exceptions

• Obtain access to full DMF

1. Identify Death

• Confirm death with a 2nd source

• Automated fact of death (EVVE)

• Death certificate information

2. Validate Death

• Notify all stakeholders:

• Agencies who make payments

• FI’s who receive payments

3. Inform & Notify

• Set auto-prevention rule to 

prevent future payments

• Agency payment systems

• Fiscal Systems (DNP, PAM)

Pre-Payment

• Auto-recall payments in transit

• Auto-recovery request to FI for 

payments already made

• Return reclaimed funds to agency

Post-Payment

Operational Example: Deceased Payee Validation

Applications developed 

to address custom 

needs, including: 

Suspected Fraud, 

Disaster Area Payments, 

Identity Theft

Info Apps

Solutions implemented to 

meet improper payments 

challenges faced by multiple 

agencies. 

CrossGovernment 

Solutions
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Using Data to Make Concepts Operational

Solutions 

implemented to meet 

specific Agency 

challenges related to 

improper payments.

AgencySpecific 

Solutions

Operational Example: Cross-Government Data and Account Verification Service
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Using Data to Make Concepts Operational

Garnering data insights to 

identify opportunities that 

meet improper payment 

challenges faced across 

Government.

Data 

Analytics

Operational Example: Investigative Case Support
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How We Achieve Results

1

2

3

4

5

6

Identify

Identify the payment or payee that should not be paid

Prevent (Pre-Award, Pre-Payment)

Prevent the award or payment before sending to Treasury

Recall (At time of Payment)

Hold for further analysis or cancel payment before disbursement

Recover (Post-Payment)

Request recovery of funds from the Financial Institution

Support Investigation

Refer for investigation if potential criminal activity is suspected

Share

Share outcomes and discoveries with stakeholder community

Focus on Six Actionable Outcomes 

throughout the Payment Lifecycle
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Service Program Profile Results

FEMA Individuals and 

Households Program

 AVS

 Cross-Government

FEMA provides expedited and 

critical needs assistance to 

individuals and households 

displaced from their primary 

residence as a result of a disaster.

FEMA is using AVS and CrossGovernment to support applicant 

identity/eligibility determination.

• FEMA prevented $70M in fraud as a result of crossgovernment data to support disaster assistance in fall 

2020.

Commenced in late August 2021.

• PICOE has matched 650k FEMA Hurricane Ida 

assistance applicants against AVS and Fiscal records to 

date and identified risk with 38k claims. FEMA will 

further analyze to determine the outcome.

FEMA COVID-19 

Funeral Assistance

 AVS

 EVVE

 Cross-Government

FEMA provides financial assistance 

to those who incurred disaster 

related funeral expenses. FEMA is 

using AVS, EVVE and CrossGovernment to support applicant 

and decedent identity and 

eligibility determinations.

Commenced in April 2021.

• PICOE has matched 205k applicants against AVS and 

Fiscal Records to date. AVS identified risks with 7k 

payments. Of those, 6.3k discrepancies were not paid 

resulting in $48.1M in fraud prevention. 

• EVVE identified $6.3M which FEMA will further 

analyze to determine the outcome.

Fiscal Service Seeing Results of FEMA Partnership 
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Fiscal Service Seeing Results of IRS Partnership 

Service Program Profile Results

IRS EIP and ACTC Bank 

Matching

 AVS

 Cross-Government

PICOE leveraged Fiscal Service banking 

information and AVS to convert checks to ACH to 

expedite the safe and secure delivery of payments 

to taxpayers during the pandemic. IRS is also using 

AVS and Cross-Government to support payee 

identity verification.

Commenced in 2020.

• During EIP and ACTC 70.2 million payments were 

converted from check to direct deposit with a 99.6% 

accuracy rate, avoiding $33 million in check 

production costs (check stock, envelope and postage 

costs).

IRS Get My Payment 

(GMP) Portal

 AVS

 Cross-Government

IRS ‘GMP’ tool enabled taxpayers to provide 

banking information to receive their EIP and ACTC 

electronically. IRS is using AVS and CrossGovernment to support payee identity 

verification.

Commenced in 2020.

• IRS leveraged PICOE services to mitigate fraud risk of 

bank accounts entered in the IRS portal. During EIP 

and CTC 2.1M accounts were screened, 125K risk 

items identified, and $123.1M revenue was protected

to date.

Taxpayer Protection 

Program (TPP)

 AVS

 Cross-Government

TPP strengthens the integrity of the tax system 

and serving public interest by taking actions fairly 

and appropriately to identify, evaluate and 

prevent the issuance of improper refunds. IRS is 

using AVS and Cross-Government to support 

payee identity verification.

Commenced in 2019.

• 10k returns were confirmed as IDT, totaling more than 

$92 million dollars in fraudulent claims prevented. 

• 615k returns valued at $3.4 billion flagged by TPP

(suspected identity theft queue) expedited to payees 

using AVS and Cross-Government.
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PICOE.Outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov

Questions?

Thank You for Your Time
Payment Integrity

Info-Apps

Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

PICOE.Outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov

June 2022
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• What are the benefits of Info-Apps?

Provides customer centric solution with actionable results

Quick time to market – solutions typically evolve over 1-2 weeks

Solves the need to make large datasets more targeted and manageable, meeting increased 

demand for analytical services, via bird’s eye view portal

• What do Info-Apps Provide?

Analysis of many payees to one account or address

Zip code analysis (Payments / Exceptions)

Returned payment analysis (Check and ACH)

High Dollar / High Risk Payments

Cross governmental identity theft support

Data quality reviews

Info-Apps Fast Facts 
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• Who uses them today?

– Agency Operational Areas (SSA, FEMA)

– Agency Anti-Fraud and Inspector General community

– 150 Treasury Inspector General (Case / Prosecution Support) Community Representatives such 

as IRS, VA, OPM and Department of Education.

• How are they initiated?

– Triggered by customer outreach related to an evolving trend, operational analysis, discovery or 

event (i.e. natural disaster) or training session

– Identification of Payment Integrity need by customer

Info-Apps Fast Facts continued...
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Info-Apps Example

The Payment Integrity Statistics Dashboard allows your agency to survey your data via 

high-level reporting and dashboards, drilling down as required:

• Are there unusual exceptions?

• Are there unusually large, or small transactions?

• Are you seeing a large volume of payments to the same payee/account/address?

The Payment Integrity Statistics Dashboard helps your agency get the most from its payment data.
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Case Study: Info-Apps for Disaster Recovery

Monitor Payees Impacted by Natural Disasters

SSA and FEMA check payees were 

impacted by natural disasters.

Agencies needed to know:

• Are payees getting their needsbased payments timely? 

• Are checks being returned due to 

undeliverable address?

• Are checks being fraudulently 

endorsed due to forgery?

THE PROBLEM

Info-App to monitor daily post payment 

activity in zip codes impacted by the 

disaster.

• Monitor daily check status (Outstanding, 

Paid / Reconciled, Canceled)

• Alert agency as checks are returned 

(Return Date, Return Reason)

• Alert agency as possible check forgeries 

are identified 

• Alert agency with payment integrity risk 

scenarios (e.g. Many payees at one 

address). 

THE SOLUTION

Provided agency visibility to ensure 

payees received funds timely

• Monitored events for hurricanes, 

California wildfires, and volcanoes

• Enabled agencies to proactively 

identify payees who needed 

replacement payments 

• Provided tools to manage 30% 

increase in returns and claims

• Cross government payee profile 

analysis and pre-payment controls 

to be implemented in 2018.

THE RESULTS
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Case Study: Info-Apps for Disaster Recovery continued...

Users supply parameters 

such as date range, agency, 

and event to monitor

Info-App provides post 

payment monitoring and 

alerts for disaster event

User can drill down for a list 

of payees with uncashed or 

returned checks

Alerts identify payment integrity risks

(e.g. Many payees at one address, possible forgeries)

Monitor Payees Impacted by Natural Disasters
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Case Study: Info-Apps for Disaster Recovery continued...

Summarize by RTN and Agency

Identify highvolume states 

(support state-level 

subpoenas)

Cross-government 

Payee Profile 

matches on RTN and 

Address

High Dollar Payments to High Risk RTNs
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Case Study: Info-Apps for Disaster Recovery continued...

Problem:

Zip Codes identified as 

“at risk” for theft

Solution:

Zip Code / Check Number View

Problem:

Apartment building 

identified as “suspect”

Solution:

Address View

Problem:

SSN identified as victim of 

identity theft

Solution:

Payee View

Problem:

Increased fraud suspected on 

a given RTN

Solution:

Bank View

Problem:

Hurricane requiring monitoring 

of a geographic region

Solution:

Agency Geographic View

Info-Apps 

has the 

answers!

Agencies and IGs have Payment Integrity Questions...
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Thank You for Your Time

Questions?

Payment Integrity Center of Excellence

PICOE.Outreach@fiscal.treasury.gov

June 2022
Do Not Pay 

Collaborating on the Changing Landscape of 

Payment Integrity

Dominique McCreary, Manager 

Angélique Bridges, Agency Lead

Outreach & Business Processes 
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Fiscal Service is identifying and prioritizing opportunities to improve the services 

offered through the Treasury Working System of the Do Not Pay Initiative (DNP) 

• This breakout session offers a chance for our federal partners to give a voice to 

challenges and needs with improper payments and payment integrity:

o Discuss opportunities to improve DNP services

o Gather feedback from current and potential DNP customers that will impact planning, prioritization, and 

implementation of improvements

o Provide Fiscal Service with new and innovative ideas that impact customer processes

Why We Are Here 
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AUTHORITY

Department of the Treasury

HOST –

THE WORKING SYSTEM

The working system and DNP together create

one element of the larger multi-agency 

government-wide DNP Initiative and centrally

provides a variety of data matching and data

analytics services to support agency programs

in their efforts to prevent and detect

improper payments

DNP Background 

• OMB issues guidance for the DNP program but 

retains program authority

• OMB must designate additional databases for 

use in DNP 

BUSINESS CENTER

The Do Not Pay Business Center was established 

by Fiscal Service to provide the framework and 

support structure for the working system

DNP is authorized and governed by the Payment 

Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and 

several OMB memoranda and circulars

Do Not Pay
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Federal 

Agencies

Federally Funded 

State Administered 

Programs

Web 

Based 

Portal 

Services

Federal Eligibility Data

Data 

Analytics

Agency 

Support 

Center

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Citizens and 

Businesses

The Do Not Pay Busines Center is a resource that offers centralized access to relevant data sources for verifying

payment or award eligibility. DNP offers customized data analysis to help agencies detect fraud, waste, and abuse and 

strengthen internal control. DNP provides agencies Improper payment consultation and ongoing support.

Note: DNP is authorized and governed by the Payment 

Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA). OMB has 

delegated operational aspects of DNP to Treasury

What is the DNP Business Center? 
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Payment 

Integrity 

Hub

Proactive 

Alerts

Suspicious 

Data 

Repository

ID 

Verification

Data 

Analytics

Fraud

Eligibility & 

Risk

Cross 

Agency/

State 

Matching

Data 

Quality/

Integrity

Eligibility Hub Concept for DNP

Eligibility 

Payment 

Systems

PIIA allowed DNP to partner with FFSA programs

• FFSA include Unemployment Insurance and Medicaid

• Fiscal has been working towards meeting Agency/FFSA 

needs via a single payment integrity hub in DNP

• Fiscal has continuous interactions with programs across 

multiple states and federal agencies

• Modularized services to adapt and meet evolving needs

• Actively sourcing customers to develop dual enrollment 

and cross government identification functionality

Centralized access point to perform eligibility verification, 

interstate match, data analysis (quality/integrity/etc.)

• Can address eligibility verification and dual enrollment 

universe ($10.5B estimate)* 

• Future add additional Fraud and ID Verification sources

• Future add potential suspicious data repository, 

e.g., TINs, routing numbers

Payment Integrity Hub

*This estimate has been updated since this slide creation to reflect FY21 data. The universe is over $11B.

PIIA - Payment Integrity Information Act

FFSA- Federally Funded State Administered 
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Pre-award

Before you start to pay, search DNP to make sure it’s okay to pay this

person or company.

Pre-payment

Check again throughout the time this person or company is getting 

payments or set up to monitor their eligibility. You can also 

research matches.

At Time of Payment (Payments)

Agency payments submitted to Treasury via the PAM file are 

automatically matched against death data sources available in the 

Portal through the Payments function.

Post-payment

Use Data Analytics to get reports and see trends. Use the reports to 

repair any problems and improve your service.

Encourage pre-payment / pre-award activities rather than retroactive or compliance focused use

Pre-payment / Pre-award
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Web-based Portal Services

Online Search

User can search an individual or entity and view matching records 

Batch Matching

One-time bulk submission for screening grants or loan payments against specified data sources

Continuous Monitoring

Continuous screening for eligibility verification against specified data sources using a grantee or loan recipient listing

Web Service/API

A Web Service or Application Programming Interface (API) creates a connection with agency payment systems and the DNP 

Portal. This integrates the functionalities of the Portal within agency internal systems.

– Single Query API call contains the search criteria of one entity to be matched against your agency's approved data source(s). The DNP 

response will include data source match result(s) for that single entity.

– Multiple Query API call contains the search criteria of up to 100 entities to be matched against your agency's approved data source(s). 

The DNP response will include data source match result(s) for the searched entities.

Pre-Award/Pre-Payment
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User Experience

Online Search: User can search an individual or entity and view matching records
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User Experience

Batch Matching: One-time bulk submission for screening grants or loan payments against specified data sources
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User Experience

Continuous Monitoring: Continuous screening for eligibility verification against specified data sources using a grantee or 

loan recipient listing
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User Experience

API: A Web Service or Application Programming Interface (API) creates a connection with agency payment systems and 

the DNP Portal. This integrates the functionalities of the Portal within agency internal systems.

"data":

[{ 

{"attributes": { 

"name": "JOHN DOE", 

"tin": "123456789", 

"deathDate": "01/01/2000", 

"birthDate": "01/01/1930", 

"verifyOrProof": "P" 

}, 

"id": "1001", 

"type": "dmf" 

}] 

API Example DMF Request

/datasource?filter[dmf.tin]=12345 

/datasource/dmf?filter[dmf.tin]=12345 

/datasource?filter[dmf.firstName]=John

&filter[dmf.lastName]=Doe 

/datasource/dmf?filter[dmf.firstName]=

John&filter[dmf.lastName]=Doe 

API Example DMF Response
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Analytics Services

– Deceased payees

– Medicaid Screening Service

– Dual Enrollment

– Unemployment Insurance Claimants

– Federal Benefit Eligibility

Data

– Death 

– Debarment

– Non-profit Status

– Delinquent Federal Debt

Data & Services 
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Current 

Death Master File Public

Social Security Administration Death Master File

• SSA receives death reports from many sources, 

including family members, funeral homes, 

financial institutions, postal authorities, States, 

and other federal agencies.

• Data may include: Social Security Numbers 

(SSNs), first name, middle name, last name, 

date of birth, date of death

December 2023

Death Master File Full

*Includes State Death Records
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How DNP can enhance alignment with common agency processes/internal controls

Best Practices
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Contact Information

Interested in getting started? Here’s 

How!

Contact us 

donotpay@fiscal.treasury.gov

855-837-4391

Visit us online at fiscal.treasury.gov/dnp

Click HERE to or scan QR Code to 

complete survey:
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Questions & 

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