ACF Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service (OCSE)

ACF Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service (OCSE)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) [HHS]

The Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) serves the national child support program by helping states provide services to approximately 13.2 million children each year. In FY21, FPLS helped collect over $32.7 billion, including $4.7 billion in federal collections. The Office of Child Support Enforcement, which oversees the national program, uses FPLS to increase collections by facilitating communication and data sharing with partners. FPLS assists these partners - employers, financial institutions, insurers, and other federal agencies - to access data and fight fraud, waste, and abuse across government benefit programs. FPLS comprises four systems critical to child support: 1) National Directory of New Hires, a database of employment data; 2) Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders, a database of child support cases and orders; 3) Debtor File, which helps states collect delinquent child support; 4) Child Support Portal, which provides a secure gateway to FPLS web applications.

Major IT Investments

Not Applicable

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/css, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/child-support-professionals/systems/federal-systems-services