National Electronic Child Support Resource System

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In November 2004, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA), conducted a very successful one-time match with SSA’s State Verification and Exchange System (SVES). This system, which is administered by the SSA, provides information on Title II--SSA Retirement, Survivors, Disability and Health Insurance benefits; Title XVI--Supplemental Security Income benefits; and prisoner data from Federal, state, and local correctional facilities. The match was designed to assess and demonstrate the potential benefits of using these data for child support purposes.

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The State of New York has informed the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) that the address for all child support payments involving the State has changed. All child support payments, regardless of which local county is working the case, should be made payable and mailed to the following address

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The letter is a reminder of States to submit there OCSE 157 form.

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The DCL disseminates to States summary notes of the PEP Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance and Training Conference conducted in Dallas, Texas June 21-23, 2005

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The Department of Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS) has provided the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) with the offset fees for Fiscal Year 2006.

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In a continuous effort to maintain the quality of child support data and to provide you with feedback, we have prepared the attached Data Quality Profiles for your state for the six-month period of April 1 through September 30, 2004 and October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005

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Effective with the November 4, 2005 pay date, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is automating its process for allocation of child support withholdings

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In September 2005, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) will implement Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) Release 05-02.

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The purpose of the DCL is to assist states in their efforts to comply with section 7(b) of the Privacy Act. Section 7(b) of the Privacy Act requires a proper disclosure statement if a Federal, state or local government agency requests an individual to disclose his or her SSN. Sample disclosure statements used by five states are provided in the DCL.

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This letter is to advise you of an initiative by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and their interest in working with IV-D agencies as they serve Veterans involved in their Compensated Work Therapy Program (CWT).

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Audit Trail Specifications for FY05 data reliability audit

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This letter is to provide you with additional information regarding the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) restitution letters your state may have recently received.

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Annually, each state is required to send a signed certification letter to the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) pertaining to the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program. gj082305

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This letter is to inform you of the annual user fees that each state will be assessed for use of the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) and the Child Support Enforcement Network (CSENet) for fiscal year (FY) 2006. (gj081105)

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The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) annually requires all states to submit certifications of compliance with safeguard and security requirements relating to locate information received from the FPLS. (gj081105)

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This year’s 15th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference will be held October 24 – 26, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA. The theme of the conference is “Child Support Enforcement – 30 Years and Counting!”.

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The latest trainer guide dealing with child support collections from the military has now been prepared. The guide contains a two-day course curriculum targeted for child support enforcement workers who process cases involving military members. Its modular format, trainer notes, content outline, and training aids, such as handouts and presentations, should be helpful to State and local CSE trainers.

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Since the publication of the National Child Support Enforcement Strategic Plan for FY 2005-2009 in September 2004, the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) has been forging ahead to complete its business case for modernizing the FPLS and other areas of convergence within the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Program. The business case for modernization and all of its associated activities is entitled FPLS: Continuous Service Improvement (CSI).

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This letter is to provide you with an update on the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) restitution letters states may have recently received. The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has been discussing this matter with DFAS in an effort to resolve it. We are pleased to inform you that DFAS has provided us with instructions on the process to request a waiver.

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In a continuous effort to maintain the quality of child support data and to provide you with feedback, we have prepared the attached Data Quality Profile for your state for the six-month period of April 1 through September 30, 2004.

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The report is preliminary statistical and financial information on the Child Support Enforcement program for fiscal year 2004.

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In August, 2004, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) convened a workgroup for the purpose of developing standardized record layouts for the electronic transmission of wage-withholding orders to employers.

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The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) and the National Child Support Enforcement Association (NCSEA) are hosting an Employer Symposium, to be held August 4-5, 2005 at the Millennium Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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As part of the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement’s (OCSE) ongoing work with states on improving availability of interstate case information, I am pleased to update you on the progress of the Just-In-Time Workgroup and to invite your state’s participation in the Just-In-Time Pilot Project.