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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
A-15-19-50885
Report Description

Objectives: To determine whether the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) completed counts for program integrity and hearings workloads in Fiscal Years 2017 through 2021 were complete and accurate. In addition, we determined whether SSA’s spending exceeded dedicated funding amounts for program integrity and hearings backlog workloads.

Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
3
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 2 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
1 No $0 $0 Disagree

Create an internal control or system edit to ensure Social Security Administration employees contact a beneficiary and complete a Form SSA-455, Disability Update Report, before they mark a continuing disability review mailer as deferred.

2 No $0 $0 Agree

Enhance the quality review process to ensure continuing disability review mailers are processed correctly.

Social Security Administration OIG

United States