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2026-10-09 Application for Disability Compensation Benefits VA VA is substantially simplifying the application veterans use to seek disability compensation, cutting Form 21-526EZ from 15 pages to five and estimating that it will take about 15 rather than 25 minutes to complete. The redesign removes most detailed instructions and directs applicants to online guidance, eliminates several duplicative or nonessential questions, and simplifies reporting of medical treatment and service information. VA is also eliminating the form’s dedicated section on toxic and other military exposures, which it says caused confusion and administrative burden; veterans would instead describe any relevant exposure, event, or injury as part of the explanation for each disability they claim. The revised form also adds a way for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to identify themselves and request priority processing. Veterans
2026-10-09 Application for D.I.C., Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits VA VA is substantially simplifying the application used by surviving spouses and children to apply for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), Survivors Pension, and accrued veterans' benefits, cutting Form 21P-534EZ from 20 pages to seven and reducing its estimated completion time from 40 to 25 minutes. The redesign removes or consolidates some questions and cuts nine pages of instructions down to one, directing applicants to online resources for more detailed information about eligibility and required evidence. The revised form continues to collect detailed information needed to determine benefits, including family relationships and, for Survivors Pension, income, assets, medical and end-of-life expenses, and costs for in-home or residential care. Veterans
2026-10-09 Business Trends and Outlook Survey DOC/Census Census is proposing several additions to the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), its high-frequency survey of U.S. businesses and economic conditions. Census would repeat and revise a supplemental set of questions about businesses’ use of artificial intelligence and add permanent questions measuring use of generative AI and AI’s effects on both existing employment and new hiring. It would also add a new question measuring businesses’ uncertainty about future conditions. Census is exploring whether to publish AI-related data more frequently than annually as businesses’ use of the technology changes Economy
2026-10-06 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) DOC/Census Census plans to replace the 2027 national Survey of Income and Program Participation with a field test of a substantially redesigned SIPP. The test will shift the survey toward internet self-response with limited in-person follow-up, use a six-month reference period, test new sampling and weighting methods, expand use of administrative data, and move SIPP onto new Census-wide collection and processing systems. Census says the redesign is intended to address rising costs, declining response rates, and attrition. Economic Justice
2026-10-05 Energy and Jobs Survey DOE DOE is substantially revising its annual survey of employment and workforce characteristics across the energy sector. The new survey adds information on AI’s workforce effects, environmental-compliance jobs, occupations, recruitment barriers, apprenticeships, and workforce partnerships, while eliminating detailed occupation-level wage and benefit questions. DOE is also “streamlining” demographic reporting: employers would report only the seven minimum federal race and ethnicity categories rather than detailed racial and ethnic groups, which DOE says would reduce burden and produce more reliable data because employers may not maintain detailed information and subgroup counts may be too small to publish. The survey will continue collecting race and ethnicity, gender, age, disability, veteran status, education, and union coverage to analyze the composition of the energy workforce. Labor/Employment
2026-10-05 Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms HHS/ACF ORR is proposing to expand sharing of identifiable health information about unaccompanied children with DHS when children are selected for repatriation, including diagnoses, medications, disabilities and accommodations, and health-related travel restrictions. The proposal also expands and restructures health information collected through ORR medical and dental forms. ORR says the sharing is intended to support continuity of care, but the notice does not itself specify that children must consent before their health information is provided to DHS; a separate July proposal retains an explicit consent requirement for sharing mental-health information. Immigration
2026-10-05 HIV Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) Program HHS/CDC CDC is proposing a new evaluation of its HIV Capacity Building Assistance program, which supports health departments and community-based organizations providing HIV prevention services. CDC would use program data and new post-service and follow-up surveys to measure the program’s reach and quality and whether it improves the HIV prevention workforce’s skills, partnerships, and organizational capacity. HIV/AIDS
2026-10-05 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report HHS/ACF ORR is proposing to eliminate youth self-reported outcome measures from the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors program, replacing them with provider-reported assessments. The proposal also consolidates multiple follow-up reports into a single termination report and eliminates certain report types and questions. Immigration
2026-10-05 USDA and Treasury Data Matching Agreement USDA USDA is establishing a new department-wide matching program with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system to identify, prevent, and recover allegedly improper payments across a sweeping range of USDA programs. The program covers more than 100 agriculture, nutrition, rural housing and development, disaster assistance, conservation, and grant programs, and can compare identifying information about beneficiaries, borrowers, grantees, contractors, producers, landowners, and others receiving federal funds against federal eligibility databases. A potential match cannot by itself establish ineligibility or trigger adverse action; USDA must independently verify the information before taking further action. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (WFA)
2026-10-02 HHS and Treasury Data Matching Agreement HHS HHS is establishing a new department-wide matching program with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system covering all HHS grant recipients paid through the Payment Management System. HHS will compare grantee records against Do Not Pay databases to identify potentially improper payments, using identifiers that can include names, taxpayer and entity IDs, addresses, birth dates, sex, contact information, and bank-account information. Potential matches will be returned to the relevant HHS grantmaking agency for review rather than automatically stopping payment. The program is part of the administration’s broader expansion of fraud, waste, and abuse screening and operates under a Treasury/OMB waiver that eliminates the usual requirement for a separate computer-matching agreement. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (WFA)
2026-10-02 Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS) DOJ/BJS BJS is reinstating and revising its Census of Tribal Court Systems, last conducted in 2014, to collect updated information from about 378 tribal courts on staffing, functions, caseloads, training, civil and juvenile justice, and court operations. The new survey is intended to capture changes in tribal courts and relevant law over the past decade and begin establishing a time series for tribal-court data. BJS identifies the collection as a reinstatement “with change,” although the notice does not specify the individual questionnaire changes and contemporary supporting documents are not currently available. Criminal Justice
2026-10-02 DOJ and Treasury Data Matching Agreement DOJ DOJ is establishing a new matching program with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. DOJ will submit claimants’ names and Social Security numbers for matching against Do Not Pay databases to identify potential improper payments or ineligible recipients, with date of birth used to validate matches; a match triggers further DOJ review rather than an automatic denial. The program is part of the administration’s broader expansion of fraud, waste, and abuse screening under EO 14249. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (WFA)
2026-10-01 Workers Compensation Data Matching Program DOL DOL is establishing a new agency-wide matching program with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system to identify and recover allegedly improper workers’ compensation payments. The program covers benefits for federal employees, coal miners, energy workers with occupational illnesses, and longshore and harbor workers, and will compare information including names, Social Security or taxpayer identification numbers, and bank account information against federal eligibility databases. Potential matches will be returned to DOL for further review. The program is part of the administration’s broader expansion of automated data matching to identify “fraud, waste, and abuse” in federal programs. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (WFA)
2026-09-28 Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools DOI/BIE BIE is renewing its collection of student enrollment and educational-needs data from Bureau-funded schools, which is used to determine eligibility, support services, and allocate federal funding. The revision ends data collection for the Behavioral Health and Wellness Program because the program has concluded. A Tribal education organization urged stronger Tribal data ownership and governance, culturally relevant measures, consultation, and transparency about funding decisions; BIE largely responded by pointing to existing student-record privacy protections. Education
2026-09-28 National and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSSCAW): Site Recruitment and Baseline Data Collection HHS HHS is launching a new cohort of the National and State Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, the federal government’s major longitudinal study of children and families involved with the child welfare system. The study will survey about 6,000 children and their caregivers in 10 states on physical and mental health, family economic well-being, service needs and receipt, experiences with the child welfare system, foster and kin caregiving, and children’s safety and stability, and will link survey responses with administrative and community-level data. Child Welfare
2026-09-28 Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements HUD HUD is renewing requirements for public housing agencies to maintain and make publicly available their written policies governing admissions and continued occupancy, including eligibility, rents, preferences, waiting lists, and other occupancy rules. The estimated number of respondents has declined because there are fewer active public housing agencies, rather than because HUD is reducing the information required. Housing
2026-09-25 Reporting Portal for Civil Rights Violations DOJ Despite a Federal Register title incorrectly referring to the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program, DOJ is revising its online portal for reporting civil rights violations. Notably, the revised portal adds Second Amendment rights as a category of civil-rights complaints, reflecting DOJ’s unusual new treatment of alleged restrictions on gun ownership and carrying as a Civil Rights Division enforcement priority. Civil Rights
2026-09-25 Mental Health Assessment Form and Onsite Health Intervention Form ACF ORR is revising health forms for unaccompanied children in federal custody by combining separate tuberculosis and other health-intervention forms and streamlining the Mental Health Assessment Form. ORR is also expanding the stated use of the data to permit sharing identifying and health information with DHS when a child with ongoing medical needs is selected for repatriation, including diagnoses, medications, quarantine needs, accommodations, and travel restrictions; the child’s consent would be requested before mental-health information is shared. Immigration
2026-09-25 OPM and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement OPM OPM is establishing a new matching program with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system to verify continued eligibility for federal retirement benefits and identify and recover allegedly improper payments. OPM will compare records for federal retirees, survivors, and other beneficiaries against Do Not Pay databases as part of the administration’s broader “fraud, waste, and abuse” initiative. A database match cannot by itself result in benefits being denied, suspended, or recovered; OPM says it will independently verify matches and provide applicable notice and appeal rights before taking adverse action. Data Sharing
2026-09-25 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Revisions DOT DOT finalized changes to its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE programs, eliminating requirements to collect and report the race, ethnicity, and sex of participating business owners. DOT argues that demographic information is no longer needed because eligibility will be determined through individualized evidence of disadvantage rather than presumptions based on race or sex. Commenters warned that eliminating these data will make it harder to identify discrimination, monitor disparities in federal transportation contracting, and evaluate whether the programs are reaching historically excluded businesses. DOT will continue collecting overall DBE participation data, but without the same demographic breakdowns. Civil Rights
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