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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Social Security Administration OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Social Security Administration OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Social Security Administration
Report Number
062308
Report Description

Objectives: To determine the validity of payments issued under cross-referred Social Security numbers and whether death information input in one Numident record was also input in cross-referred Numident record(s).

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$146,561,527
Funds for Better Use
$22,865,204

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 Yes $40,050 $3,098 Agree

Maximize technology (for example, develop automated program that compares Numident name, date of birth, sex designation, place of birth, parents’ names) to identify all instances where two different individuals’ Numident records are cross-referred and uncross-refer the records.

3 Yes $59,499,997 $8,947,688 Agree

Review all cases where the Numident records of beneficiaries in current payment status are cross-referred to deceased individuals’ Numident records and take action to correct the records.

4 Yes $0 $0

Maximize technology (for example, develop automated program that compares Numident name, date of birth, sex designation, place of birth, parents’ names) to review the 2.4 million non-current payment status beneficiaries whose cross-referred Numident records contain death information, and input death information on their cross-referred record, as appropriate.

5 Yes $0 $0 Agree

Implement controls to prevent similar errors from occurring in the future.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States