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https://oig.ssa.gov/
Abbreviation
SSA
Agencies
Social Security Administration
Federal Agency
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Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you are a Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, or an employee of an SSA contractor or grantee, and you suspect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in SSA programs or operations, or reprisal against you for reporting wrongdoing, you may report that to the Social Security Fraud Hotline. You may find more whistleblower information at https://oig.ssa.gov/whistleblower-protection. The SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigates many types of Social Security-related fraud, including • Social Security-related scams • making false statements or facilitating fraud in applying for Social Security benefits • concealing work activity while receiving disability benefits • receiving Social Security benefits for a child not under the recipient’s care • receiving and using a deceased person’s Social Security benefits • concealing a marriage or assets while receiving Supplemental Security Income • residing overseas while receiving Supplemental Security Income • misusing benefits when acting as a representative payee • SSA employee or contract and procurement fraud
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are generally NOT investigated by the SSA OIG: • 911 emergencies • Medicare or Medicaid fraud (report this to Health and Human Services OIG at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/) • Lost or stolen Social Security cards (visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/) • Identity theft that is not related to Social Security benefits or programs (visit https://www.identitytheft.gov/) • Misuse of Social Security numbers on tax returns (visit IRS’ Identity Protection site at https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams) • Direct Express® account fraud (contact Direct Express® Customer Service at the number on the back of your card, and report this to the Treasury Office of the Inspector General at https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Pages/OigOnlineHotlineForm.aspx)
Hotline Page
https://oig.ssa.gov
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.ssa.gov/fraud-reporting/whistleblower-protection/

The Social Security Administration’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in Fiscal Year 2023

2024
152309
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration met all requirements of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in the Fiscal Year 2023 Agency Financial Report and accompanying materials.

Non-Government Organization comments on final report: Impact of Undetected Marriages on Social Security Administration Payments

2024
012317
Other
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

The comments are in response to Impact of Undetected Marriages on Social Security Administration Payments, 012317, that was submitted by The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems on May 20, 2024, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 117- 263, § 5274.

Disability Payments to Beneficiaries or Recipients Receiving Illinois or Texas Workers' Compensation Benefits

2024
A-06-20-50922
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s controls identified Disability Insurance beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients who also received Illinois or Texas workers’ compensation benefits.

Customer Wait Times in the Social Security Administration’s Field Offices and Card Centers

2024
152307
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration

Objective: The objective was to observe customer wait times in select Social Security Administration field offices and Social Security Card Centers. In addition, we determined the (1) factors that may affect customer wait times and (2) steps SSA took to reduce wait times.

Vancouver, Washington man sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for illegally acquiring arsenal of guns, ammo and silencer

Vancouver, Washington man sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for illegally acquiring arsenal of guns, ammo and silencer
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Investigative Press Release
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Vancouver, Washington man sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for illegally acquiring arsenal of guns, ammo and silencer

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