Analysis
What the administration claimed
The Federal Register notice states that, on an approximately quarterly basis, the Department of Veterans Affairs will provide the Do Not Pay (DNP) service with a file containing VA benefit and compensation record data for most VA benefit and compensation recipients, which DNP will match against State Public Assistance Agency files.
Claimant: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
Agency or office: Department of Health and Human Services
Context
Federal Register notice re-establishing a computer-matching program under the Privacy Act between the VA and State Public Assistance Agencies participating in the PARIS Program, published by the Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
Evidence
The cited Federal Register notice (FR Doc. 2026-15146) explicitly states that VA will provide DNP with VA benefit record data on an approximately quarterly basis and that DNP will compare those records to SPAA files and return match results to SPAAs; the notice is the official publication of the agency describing the matching program.