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Match of State Department Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records

Submitting OIG: 
Social Security Administration OIG
Report Description: 
Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration issued payments to beneficiaries who were deceased according to State Department records.
Date Issued: 
Friday, May 31, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Social Security Administration
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
062313
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$37,816,696
Funds for Better Use: 
$4,926,099
Number of Recommendations: 
3
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open Yes
Review and take appropriate action (for example, verify the beneficiaries’ vital status, input death information, terminate payment records, initiate recovery of improper payments) on the remaining cases in our population of 1,596 beneficiaries reported as deceased in State Department records.
2 Open Yes
Work with State Department officials and develop an electronic method to timely report death information for U.S. citizens who die abroad.
3 Open No
Work with State Department officials to timely forward reports of death abroad when State Department obtains a first-party report of death.
Displaying 3 of 3 Recommendations