Assess whether identity proofing exceptions are being abused (c6f4a6)

SITUATION Identity proofing exceptions are sits with housing-subsidy fraud investigator because an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path hit a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave. Evidence is retailer trafficking red-flag report; write the Public Benefits Compliance and Integrity Operations option that extract can carry.

DECISION Housing-subsidy fraud investigator in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave must choose Pay or continue / Recoup / Deny / Hold using retailer trafficking red-flag report after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. Authorize Pay or continue now; retailer trafficking red-flag report already has the discriminator after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path. 2. Keep Recoup in force until retailer trafficking red-flag report is completed after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path for housing-subsidy fraud investigator. 3. Treat retailer trafficking red-flag report as Deny because both readings appear after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path. 4. Refuse a Public Benefits close: housing-subsidy fraud investigator does not have the page identity proofing exceptions are turns on in retailer trafficking red-flag report.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Match household facts in retailer trafficking red-flag report to the rule that pays the benefit. 2. Trace the notice and appeal path housing-subsidy fraud investigator must preserve. 3. Test eligibility, recoupment, and improper-payment facts in retailer trafficking red-flag report after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path. 4. For this Public Benefits Compliance and Integrity Operations file, read retailer trafficking red-flag report against an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path and write the one fact that would move identity proofing exceptions are for housing-subsidy fraud investigator.

RECOMMENDATION Choose Pay or continue / Recoup / Deny / Hold on this Public Benefits / Compliance and Integrity Operations packet (retailer trafficking red-flag report after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path). Lead with the Public Benefits option retailer trafficking red-flag report can support after an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for housing-subsidy fraud investigator in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Public Benefits option on identity proofing exceptions are, then the evidence in retailer trafficking red-flag report, then the action for housing-subsidy fraud investigator - Hypothesis scorecard against retailer trafficking red-flag report: supported / rejected / untestable - Owner and next date for housing-subsidy fraud investigator in a state SNAP agency after an EBT skimming wave - What changes identity proofing exceptions are if an identity-proofing vendor outage that opened a manual path is later withdrawn