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Edit Routines Used to Reinstate Wage Items from the Earnings Suspense File

Submitting OIG: 
Social Security Administration OIG
Report Description: 
Objective: To determine the accuracy and costs of edit routines the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses to reinstate wage items from the Earnings Suspense File (ESF).
Date Issued: 
Monday, June 12, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Social Security Administration
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
A-03-21-51013
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
3
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
2 Open No
Establish a process to regularly determine whether back-end edit routines should be added, updated, or discontinued to increase the accuracy and number of reinstatements.
3 Open No
Track all back-end edit routine costs to regularly determine whether each edit routine is a prudent use of SSA’s limited resources.
Displaying 2 of 2 Recommendations