The Implementaton of the Disability Program Improvement Plan at the Railroad Retirement Board Did Not Result in a Fully Established Fraud Risk Assessment Process

We recommended that the Office of Programs in coordination with the RRB Executive Committee establish a permanent entity within RRB responsible for continuously assessing fraud risk, implementing corrective actions, and monitoring the effectiveness of those actions as they relate to the Railroad Retirement Board disability programs. There are two existing entities, the Fraud Prevention Task Force and the Internal Controls Assessment Team that could be considered for this designation.

We recommended that the Office of Programs in coordination with the Railroad Retirement Board Executive Committee conduct risk-based monitoring tied to the fraud risk profile of the disability programs to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive activities and use the results to improve the design and implementation of fraud risk management activities within the disability programs.