Management Information Report - Interim Review of Railroad Retirement Board CARES Act Benefit Payments During the Pandemic

Date Issued

Friday, March 26, 2021

Submitting OIG

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Railroad Retirement Board

Report Number

21-04

Report Description

Management Information Report - Interim Review of Railroad Retirement Board CARES Act Benefit Payments During the Pandemic

Report Type

Audit

Special Projects

Pandemic

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use	Additional Details
21-041	No	$0	$0	Management concurred with this recommendation.
The Office of Inspector General recommended that the Office of Programs allocate resources for the Railroad Retirement Board’s Unemployment and Programs Support Division – Sickness and Unemployment Benefit Section to work on fraud referrals as provided in the Adjudication Instruction Manual, Part 16, and as instructed by the Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations.
21-042	No	$0	$0	Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.
The Office of Inspector General recommended that the Executive Committee commit additional resources necessary to ensure the implementation of an automated debt recovery process for CARES Act payments.