Computer Matching Programs

Notices for approved computer matching programs published in the Federal Register are listed here.

A computer matching program is required pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for any computerized comparison of two or more automated systems of records, or a system of records with non-federal records, for the purpose of establishing or verifying eligibility or compliance as it relates to cash or in-kind assistance or payments under federal benefit programs.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(o), any record contained in a system of records may only be disclosed to a recipient agency or non-federal agency for use in a computer matching program pursuant to a Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) between the source agency and the recipient agency or non-federal agency. The Department requires CMAs to be developed and approved for any matching program as defined by the statute.

• DHS and the Social Security Administration (SSA), 79 FR 71498, December 2, 2014
• DHS/FEMA and the Small Business Administration, 80 FR 57902, September 25, 2015
• DHS/USCIS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),81 FR 64465, September 20, 2016
• DHS/USCIS and the California Department of Social Services, 80 FR 79695, December 22, 2015.
• DHS/USCIS and the California Department of Health Care Services (CA-DHCS), FR# 2014-10595, May 9, 2014
• DHS/USCIS and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), FR# 2014-10596, May 9, 2014
• DHS/USCIS and the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (MA-DUA), FR# 2014-10594, May 9, 2014
• DHS/USCIS and the New York Department of Labor (NYS-DOL), FR# 2014-12766, June 3, 2014
• DHS/USCIS and the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJ-LWD), FR# 2014-12760, June 3, 2014
• DHS/USCIS and the Department of Education, 79 FR 55441, September 16, 2014