Social Security Administration

Objective: To (1) evaluate internal controls over the accounting and reporting of administrative costs by the Texas Disability Determination Services (TXDDS) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 and 2019, as well as indirect costs for FY 2017; (2) determine whether the administrative costs claimed on the most...

Objective: To (1) evaluate internal controls over the accounting and reporting of administrative costs by the California Disability Determination Services (CADDS) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017 and 2018; (2) determine whether the administrative costs claimed on the most recently submitted Form SSA-4513...

Objective: To report internal control weaknesses, noncompliance issues, and unallowable costs identified in the single audit to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for resolution.

Objective: To determine the appropriateness of payments the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued to beneficiaries who were deceased according to Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services (CMS) records.

The objectives were to (1) identify Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance beneficiaries whose benefits may have been affected by State or local government pensions and (2) determine whether the Agency implemented recommendations from our 2011 report.

This interim report presents preliminary findings related to two Office of Audit reviews, A-08-21-51036 & A-15-21-51015. The objectives of these audits are to evaluate SSA’s management of mail and controls over its processing of Social Security card applications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our objective was to report internal control weaknesses, noncompliance issues, and unallowable costs identified in the single audit to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for resolution.

Our objective was to determine to determine whether Social Security Administration (SSA) staff used updated values of all resources when they completed redeterminations to determine whether recipients remained eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

The objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) complied with its policies and procedures for allegations of misuse by individual representative payees (payee) who served 14 or fewer beneficiaries. Specifically, we examined SSA’s negligence determinations and whether...