Social Security Administration

The attached final report summarizes Ernst & Young LLP’s (Ernst & Young) review of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) ransomware prevention and response strategy. Ernst & Young’s audit results contain information that, if not protected, could result in adverse effects to the Agency’s...

The objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration’s identity verification controls for the my Social Security portal were compliant with Federal requirements. Our audit report (A-14-18-50486) results contain information that, if not protected, could result in adverse effects...

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration appropriately applied the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. We also gathered information about the Agency’s efforts to obtain non-covered pension data for beneficiaries.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration properly processed windfall offset determinations.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration included the required whistleblower rights and protection language in contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration accurately processed manual actions related to the termination of benefits for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance beneficiaries.

Objectives: To (1) determine whether the Social Security Administration had taken corrective action in response to the recommendation in our 2015 review of Self-employment Earnings Removed from the Master Earnings File and (2) review instances where SSA removed self-employment earnings from the...

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration accurately administered Statutory Benefit Continuation for beneficiaries who appealed the Agency’s medical cessation decisions.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s eligibility and payment determinations for Supplemental Security Income recipients who owned trusts were accurate.

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration correctly processed workers’ compensation lump-sum settlements when they determined workers’ compensation offset of Disability Insurance benefits.