Federal Reports

Objective: To determine whether the Social Security Administration accurately administered Statutory Benefit Continuation for beneficiaries who appealed the Agency’s medical cessation decisions.

The attached final report summarizes Ernst & Young LLP’s (Ernst & Young) review of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) ransomware prevention and response strategy. Ernst & Young’s audit results contain information that, if not protected, could result in adverse effects to the Agency’s information systems. In accordance with government auditing standards, we have separately transmitted to SSA management Ernst & Young’s detailed findings and recommendations and excluded from this summary report certain sensitive information because of the potential damage if the information is misused. We have determined the omitted information neither distorts the audit results described in this report nor conceals improper or illegal practices.

The attached final report summarizes Ernst & Young LLP’s (Ernst & Young) review of the security of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Earnings Record Maintenance System - Cloud. Ernst & Young’s audit results contain information that, if not protected, could be used to adversely affect SSA’s information systems. In accordance with government auditing standards, we have transmitted Ernst & Young’s detailed findings and recommendations to SSA management and excluded from this summary certain sensitive information because of the potential damage if the information is misused. The omitted information neither distorts the audit results described in this report nor conceals improper or illegal practices.