Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Treasury Department wants to digitize all payments with lessons learned from pandemic payouts

Treasury Department wants to digitize all payments with lessons learned from pandemic payouts

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 2:10 p.m.

The Treasury Department\u2019s Bureau of the Fiscal Service sees an opportunity to catch up, after spending much of the pandemic getting payments out to the public. In a letter to the agency's financial staff, agency executives say they're looking to disburse nearly all payments electronically by 2030. And to flag more improper payments, and modernize its data. For more, Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the commissioner Tim Gribben\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices