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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Railroad Retirement Board OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Railroad Retirement Board
Report Number
17-07
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
21
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 15 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
17-077 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise Program Evaluation Section’s documented policies and procedures to ensure that they are complete.

17-078 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of Programs formally develop and document Program Evaluation Sections’ internal controls needed to ensure the integrity and accuracy of its operation and related results.

17-079 No $0 $0

We recommend that the Office of Programs periodically test Program Evaluation Sections’ internal controls.

17-071 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs increase the frequency in which data is extracted from Railroad Retirement Board systems for the universe identification of Railroad Retirement Act initial cases for the Program Evaluation Section’s quality assurance sample review to increase the completeness of initial award identification.

17-072 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise the sample selection process for Railroad Retirement Act initial cases to ensure that the proper award actions are identified to achieve its intended purpose to assess the accuracy of the recurring payment amount at the annuity beginning date.

17-073 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise and implement its quality assurance policies and procedures to ensure the statistical validity of sample results.

17-074 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs provide training to Program Evaluation Section staff related to statistical sampling to ensure that individual case results and overall results are statistically valid.

17-075 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs document the complete sampling methodology in its quality assurance reports and quality assurance policies and procedures.

17-0710 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs design and implement an annual sample of benefit payments without recent adjudicative activity to provide a more complete payment accuracy rate and to help further protect trust funds.

17-0711 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise its process for documenting benefit payment amounts used to compute its payment accuracy rates to ensure its accuracy.

17-0712 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise its quality assurance policies and procedures to ensure that the three required reviews are all conducted and documented for the same award action.

17-0715 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs improve internal controls for quality assurance cases to ensure that corrective actions are initiated and completed in accordance with its policies and procedures.

17-0717 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise its policies to obtain greater assurance of accuracy and integrity by independently validating Railroad Retirement Act performance results provided by other RRB organizational units.

17-0718 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs revise the applicable quality assurance checklist used for segregation of duties compensating control to include verification that the annuitant’s name matches the name on the examination order.

17-0719 No $0 $0 Management does not concur with this recommendation. This recommendation remains open because the Office of Inspector General for the Railroad Retirement Board continues to see the need for the recommended corrective action.

We recommend that the Office of Programs conduct the name match assessment for fiscal year 2014 through the current period to determine accuracy of the reported results. If reported results were erroneous, update as appropriate.

Railroad Retirement Board OIG

United States