The U.S. Treasury said Oct. 6 that new verification safeguards checked more than $3.7 trillion in federal payments during fiscal year 2026 and that Do Not Pay access expanded from 4 percent to 99 percent of federal programs. Treasury says the capabilities became fully operational on Sept. 30 and can identify payments that fail verification requirements before disbursement. The figures come from the department’s own program update and are not an independent audit of every payment or a measure of fraud prevented. The report concerns how government agencies screen payments before funds go out, a system with direct relevance to public benefits and vendors who depend on accurate, timely federal payments.