The Critical Need to Modernize State & Local Payment Processing
State and local governments face an urgent imperative: the modernization of payment systems to ensure effective, timely, and compliant disbursement of public funds. Get the guide.

Multiple recent federal actions raise the risks inherent in outdated payment infrastructure. These actions nclude, but are not limited to:
• Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account (E.O. March 25, 2025): Aims to reducethe amount of paper money used to disburse funds.
• Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking (E.O., Aug 7, 2025): Requires rigorous evaluation of funding opportunities and award decisions, with political appointee involvement to ensure grants benefit Americans, avoid duplication, and align with administration priorities.
• Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees (Memo, Aug 28, 2025): Directs agencies and the Attorney General to curb the misuse of federal grantfunds for political lobbying.
• Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC): Continues to highlight waste, fraud, and abusein federal fund distribution.
• U.S. Treasury’s “Do Not Pay” Modernization: Streamlining validation and tightening payment timelines, requiring local systems to keep pace. Together, these developments elevate modernization from an operational necessity to a compliance imperative.

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