BEQS: U.S. Company Verification Data from Dun & Bradstreet

Department of Homeland Security data for verifying U.S. company details via Dun & Bradstreet. The Enterprise Gateway Integration Services-Business Enterprise Query System (BEQS) is used by E-Verify to confirm company existence in real-time and by SCOPS to support case adjudication. The dataset was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate company existence in real-time based on the description of E-Verify (VIS) integration
• Support case adjudication decisions based on the description of SCOPS utilization
• Query detailed organization information based on the description of querying D&B

Strengths

• Managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, an authoritative source
• Designed for real-time validation, suggesting low-latency access
• Last updated on March 22, 2026, indicating recent maintenance

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• License is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring careful review

Provenance

Source

Department of Homeland Security

Collection Method

Queries Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) for company information

Time Range

Likely current, based on real-time query description

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:55:07.537349; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely focused on U.S. companies, based on the DHS and E-Verify context