Program Integrity Office Hours May 2026: Cross-Agency Data Partnerships – Building the Infrastructure to Share Data, Facilitate Knowledge Exchange, and Improve Service Delivery

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) non-assistance funds flow through workforce boards, employment program providers, and community partners—but data about service delivery often lives in separate systems. The Government Accountability Office has identified this as a core program integrity challenge: without cross-agency data infrastructure, TANF agencies struggle to assess provider performance, identify service gaps, and connect spending to participant outcomes.

As a result, the Office of Family Assistance’s State and Tribal Technical Assistance and Resources (STAR) team developed the TANF Program Integrity Office Hours as a series of topical peer learning sessions where TANF agencies can share what's working, explore real challenges, and walk away with practical strategies they can use to address the challenge identified by GAO.

This recording includes key takeaways from the May session, highlights from peer discussions, and an overview of how to use and navigate the companion resource, which can help TANF programs identify where to begin when building or strengthening cross-agency data partnerships to support program integrity efforts.