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Date March 26, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-59 Title

District's Workforce: Annual Report Required by District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act

L l I * GAO March 1986 s-- and Report to Officials of the Congress laqw I United States General Accounting Office the District of Columbia * DISTRICT’S WORKF’ORCE Required by District of Columbia Retirement 129411 GA4 -._-. I .l,_l~l,~,,,,,,“l”l”~“-~“.l”l*-- --_ .-_--- -- -- - GAO United States General Accounting Of’f’ice Washington, D.C. 20648 General B-208412 Government Divis...
Date Jan. 30, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-8 Title

Social Security: Quality of Services Generally Rated High by Clients Sampled

United States Gerreraf Accounting Office ,ds99q 6 GAO - Report to the Congress , January 1986 SOCIAL SECURITY ” Quality of Services Generally Rated High by Clients Sampled 128999 GAO/HRD86-8 1 1 * GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B-220960 January30,1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repres...
Date Dec. 27, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-47FS Title

Income Security: Selected Disability Payments

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1985 Fact She& for the Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate LMI 28950 lllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ INCOME SECURITY Selected Disability Payments 1 UNITED STATS GENERAL AGCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION December 27, 1985 B-220833 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum S...
Date Dec. 11, 1985 Report No. 128597 Title

Income Security: SSA Management of the Consultative Examination Process

U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON D.C. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 1985 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH F. DELFICO, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTALRELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATiON'S MANAGEMENTOF THE CONSULTATIVE EXAMINATION PROCESS ...
Date Dec. 10, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-23 Title

Disability Programs: SSA Consultative Medical Examination Process Improved; Some Problems Remain

United States General Accounting GAO I e December 1985 -=+w Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Office Idgdzo . J Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources,House Committee on Government Operations DISABILIT-y PROGRAMS SSA Consultative Medical Extiation ProcessImproved; SomeProblems Remain GAO,‘HRD-86-23 53’-acs5 2 c . About Our New Look .. This GAO report was produced using a new des...
Date Oct. 28, 1985 Report No. 128278 Title

Income Security: Proposed Civil Service Supplemental Retirement System

. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~lllnlll~l ,* 128278 STATEMENTOF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL U.S. SERVICE HOUSE 0~ REPRESENTATIVES ON PROPOSEDCIVIL SERVICE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM ” I I 1 ’ ,. .: . Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:. to provide the views of the U.S. General Civil Servi...
Date Sept. 9, 1985 Report No. 127877 Title

Income Security: S. 1527, the Civil Service Pension Reform Act of 1985

UNITED STATES.GENERALACCOUNTI'NG OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. September 9, 1985 STATEMENT OF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON S. 1527, THE CIVIL SERVICE PENSION REFORM ACT OF 1985 J llIIIIlllI llllll 127877 t Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleas...
Date July 15, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-81 Title

Income Security: Retirement Before Age 65 Is a Growing Trend in the Private Sector

. BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ~Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On ICivil Service, Post Office And General ~Services, Committee On Governmental ~Affairs, United States Senate Retirement Before Age 65 ,Is A Growing Trend iln The Private Sector GAO examined retirement age trends in the private sector in order to assist the Congress in its effort to devise a retirement system for federal...
Date June 24, 1985 Report No. 127194 Title

Income Security: Adjudication of Black Lung Claims by Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges and Benefits Review Board

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:00 A.M. JUNE 24, 1985 STATEMENTOF FRANKLIN A. CURTIS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE EMPLOYMENT ON AND HOUSING HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON ADJUDICATION OF BLACK LUNG CLAIMS BY LABOR'S OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES a AND BENEFITS REVIEW BOARD 12719...
Date March 22, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-41 Title

Income Security: Annual Report Required by District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, as Amended

COMPELLER ~;ENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-208412 MARCH 22,298s The Honorable Thamas P. GeNeill, Jr. Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honorable Strom Thurmond President pro tempore United States Senate The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums Chairman, Committee on the District of Col...
Date Oct. 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-85-19 Title

Income Security: Adjudication of Black Lung Claims by Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges and Benefits Review Board

Request for copies of GAD reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound Additional audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound report (i.e., letter reports) and most other publi...
Date July 20, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-11 Title

Income Security: Railroad Retirement Board Disability Determinations

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RUOURC88 OIVl8ION JUL 20 I984 The Honorable Robert Gielow Chairman Railroad Retirement Board Dear M r. Gielow: Subject: Railroad Retirement Board Disability Daterminations (GAO/HRD-84-11) In April 1982, the then Chairwoman of the House Government on Manpower and Housing, Operations Committee, Subcommitfee being asked us to compar...
Date May 21, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-63 Title

Income Security: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Needs To Improve Procedures To Help Reduce Payment Errors and Identify Dual Payments

UNITED STATES GENEFML ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLtouRcEI -DIVIaION B-215152 MAY 21, 1984 The Honorable Deputy Under Employment Department of Susan R. Meisinger Secretary for Standards Labor Dear Ms. Meisinger: Subject: Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Needs To Improve Procedures To Be-fp Reduce Payment Errors and Identify Dual Payments (GAO/HRD-84-63) We have complete...
Date March 30, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-64 Title

Government Operations: Annual Report Required by District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act, as Amended

CC&4lVROLLER GENERAL OF TM! WNITED STATES WhSMINW’Ot+i D.C. 2oMuo H-208412 MARCH 30. 1994 The Honorable Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Speaker of the House of Representatives The Wonorable Strom Thurmond President pro tempore United States Senate The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums Chairman, Committee on the District...
Date March 26, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-29 Title

Income Security: Labor Needs To Adjust Compensation Benefits It Pays Injured Federal Employees to Levels Appropriate to Their Disabilities

c . *I c BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Labor Labor Needs To Adjust Compensation Benefits It Pays Injured Federal Employees To Levels Appropriate To Their Disabilities The Department of Labor could have reduced federal workers’ compensation costs by establishing “wage earning capacities” for partially disabled federal employees. From reviewing a sample of injur...
Date Feb. 27, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-15 Title

Income Security: Congress Could Consider Changing the Effective Date Provision for VA Disability Pension Awards

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 0 C 20548 STATES WASHINGTON B-213750 February 27, 1984 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery Chalrman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs The Honorable Alan K. Simpson Senate Commlttee on Chairman, Veterans' Affairs SubJect: 123553 The Congress Could Consider Changing the Effective Date Provision for VA Disablllty Pension Awards (GAO/HRD-84-15) As part of our oversight...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-90 Title

Income Security: Better Case File Monitoring of the Workers' Compensation Offset Provision by the Social Security Administration Could Save Millions

b . 9 @ UNlTEdSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MUMAN nwOIVImIoN September 30, 1983 B-204638 The Eonorable The Secretary Margaret H. Heckler of Health and Human Services Dear Madam Secretary: Subject: Better Compensation Monitoring of the Workers' Offset Provision by the Social SMUrity Administration Could Save Millions (GAO/HRD-83-90) File Case The Social Security Disability...
Date Sept. 30, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-92 Title

Income Security: Social Security Actuarial Projections

,L&27%! ~STUDY THESTAFiOFTHE US, BY -General Accounting Office ’ Social Security Actuarial Projections lllllIll IllIll 122781 GAO/HRD-83-92 SEPTEMBER 39,1983 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2756241 The first five copies of individual report...
Date Sept. 27, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-72 Title

Income Security: The Best FECA Practices Could Raise Productivity if Implemented at All FECA Offices

BYTHE u,~,GE'T\IERALACC~UNTING OFFICE Report To The Deputy Under Secretary For c Employment Standards, Department Of Labor . I The Best FECA Practices Could 1 Raise Productivity If Implemented At All FECA Offices qA0 measured the productivity of all 15 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act program district offices and found that some produced substantially more output per staff-year than others. M...
Date Sept. 20, 1983 Report No. 122379 Title

Income Security: Retirement Contribution Requirements for New Federal Employees

U.S. GEXERAL ACCOU>TTING OFFICE KASHINGTGX, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEQE CK T)ELiVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. Tuesday, September 20, 1983 l . STATEMENT OF C'ZARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THZ UXITED STATES BEFORE THE CCI',!YITTEE ON POST 3FFICE AXD CIVIL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON RETIREMENT CCNTRIBUTION REQUIREblENTS FOR NEW FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SZRVICZ Yr . Chairman and Xembers the of the Commit...
Date Sept. 14, 1983 Report No. 122326 Title

Income Security: Retirement Contribution Requirements for New Federal Employees

. . ill ll llll~l~lll 122326 U.S., GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lo:30 a.m* Wednesday, September 14, 1983 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON &IL SERVICE, POST OFFICE, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMEN...
Date July 27, 1983 Report No. FPCD-83-38 Title

Government Operations: Federal Employee Demographics and Integration of State Retirement Plans With Social Security

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 20848 STATES WASHINGT0N~D.C. ~-211757 House of Dear Mr. Representatives Chairman: Federal Employee Demographics and Integration of State Retirement Plans With Social Security (GAO/FPCD-83-38) Subject: information on On November 15, 1982, you asked us to obtain the issue of social security coverage for Federal civilian employees. Specifically, you asked us to (1) d...
Date June 30, 1983 Report No. 121775 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration's Program for Reviewing the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Thursday, June 30, 1983 STATEMENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH, DIRECTOR OFFICE OF PROGRAM PLANNING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION‘ S PROGRAM FOR REVIEWING THE CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED PERSONS llllllllllllll ll 1217...
Date June 28, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-19 Title

Financial Management: Action Needed To Reduce, Account for, and Collect Overpayments to Federal Retirees

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Action Needed To Reduce, Account For, And Collect Overpayments To Federal Retirees The Office of Personnel Management reported overpayments of about $214 million to retired Federal civilian employees and their survivors, from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, during the 5 years ending September 30,1982. Although OPM h...
Date June 10, 1983 Report No. HRD-83-65 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration Needs To Protect Against Possible Conflicts of Interest in Its Disability Programs

I . . 1 * 1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFKE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN R-URGE8 DIVISION B-211533 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: III II 121666 June 10, 1983 Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate Metzenbaum: ' SSA Needs ,to Protect Against 'of' Interest in Its Disability (GAO/HRD-83-65) Possible C,onflicts Programs Ina December 16, 1981, letter, youasked us to address several conce...
Date May 20, 1983 Report No. 121582 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration's Program for Reviewing the Disability of Persons with Mental Impairments

;NITLED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE kiashlngton, D.C. e L FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Expected at 9:15 a.m. EST Friday, May 20, 1983 Cultural Center Charleston, West Vlrglnla STATEYENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR hUMAh RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S FOR REVIEWING THE DISABILITY k ITd %NTAL...
Date April 13, 1983 Report No. FPCD-83-1 Title

Government Operations: Most Civil Service Disability Retirement Claims Are Decided Fairly, but Improvements Can Be Made

REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED Comptroller General Most Civil Service Disability Retirement Claims Are Decided Fairly, But Improvements Can Be Made GAO analyzed a sample of applications for benefits under the Office of Personnel Management disability retirement program for the 1 -year period ending March 4,1982. At least 90 percent of OPM’s decisions were consistent with program elig...
Date April 7, 1983 Report No. 121085 Title

Income Security: SSA's Program for Reviewing the Disability of Persons With Mental Impairments

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Thursday, April 7, 1983 STATEMENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S FOR REVIEWING THE DISABILITY PROGRAM OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS : b llllllllll III 121085 Mr. Chairman to be here (SSA's)...
Date March 7, 1983 Report No. GGD-83-49 Title

Health: Review of Allegations by a Postal Service Employee Regarding Claim for Injury Compensation

I k UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCWNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION B-210883 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Lawton Chiles Senate Chiles: MARCH 7,1983 IIII1 III 120743 ]-Review of Allegations by a Postal Service Employee Regarding Claim for Injury Compensation L-General Mail Facility, Miami, Florida (GAOIGGD-83-49) On August 23, 1982, you asked us to revi...
Date Aug. 31, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-102 Title

Income Security: Allegations Related to the Processing of Injured Employees' Hearing Loss Claims

. BYTHE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE , Report To The Chairman, Committee Labor And Human Resources On 4 RELEASED Ilegations Related To The Processing f Injured Employees’ Hearing Loss Claims eviewed charges of improprieties which related ily to a Department of Labor’s Hearing Loss Task processing of claims for workers’ compensation s. Based on a sample of claims adjudicated by the ce, GAO c...
Date Aug. 18, 1982 Report No. 119228 Title

Income Security: The SSA Program for Reviewing the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons

UNITED STATES GENERAI, ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Wednesday, August 18, 1982 STATEMENT OF EDWARD A. DENSMORE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOUKCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINIST~TION'S PROGRA?l ELIGIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE CONTINUING PERSONS OF DISABLED I 119228 I ! SUMMARY OF GAO STATEMEtiT SUBMITTED TO THE COMLzl...
Date July 22, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-43 Title

Income Security: Prisoners Receiving Social Security and Other Federal Retirement, Disability, and Education Benefits

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ‘ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTA?ES Prisoners Receiving Social Security And Other Federal Retirement, Disability, And Education Benefits Public concern over prisoners receiving cash benefits from Social Security and Veterans Administration programs led to legislation in 1980 to exclude certain cash benefits from prisoners. This report estimates the number of prison...
Date July 14, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-91 Title

Income Security: Social Security Administration's Efforts To Reexamine the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons

! i UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUliTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE m 118933 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION Bs-208104 The Bonorable Richard S. Schweiker The Secretary of Health and Human Services Dear Mr. Schweikert Subject: JULY 14,1982 118933 ('Social Security Administration's Efforts to Reexamine the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons I(GAO/HRD-82-91) At the request of several Members of Cong...
Date July 9, 1982 Report No. FPCD-82-46 Title

Income Security: Terminating Benefits to Economically Recovered Disability Retirees Should Be More Timely

UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACUXMTING OmcE WASHINGTON, 0.C - The Honorable Donald J. DevFne Director, Office of Personnel Management Dear Dr. Devinet Terminating Benefits Disability Retirees (GAO/FPC582-46) to Economically Recovered Should Be More Timely Sub jectr We have reviewed the Office df Personnel Management's (OPM's) administration of the statutory provisions regarding The review was the. economi...
Date June 21, 1982 Report No. 118733 Title

Income Security: The Railroad Retirement Board Disability Benefit Program

lll\ll~llll~lli\llllll~ll~ll LM118733 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 AM MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1982 STATEMENT OF PETER J. MCGOUGH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND HOUSING COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD DISABILI...
Date May 25, 1982 Report No. 118739 Title

Income Security: SSA Program for Reviewing the Continuing Eligibility of Disabled Persons

*u 7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C. FOR EXPECTED RELEASE Tuesday, May 25, 1982 . , STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMGTTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOS7ERNMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS IJNITED STATES SENATE - _ ON ?ROGRAM 4 -- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINiSTRATION'S FOR REVIEWING THE CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED PER...
Date April 1, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-25 Title

Income Security: Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Needs Amending

Comptroller General RELEASED OF THE UNITEDSTATES Longshoremen’ And Harbor Workers’ s compensation Act Needs Amending Since the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen’ s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, injuries have more than tripled, and benefit payments have increased by an estimated 600 percent. Staff shortages and a reluctance to enforce certain provisions of the act have hampered ef...
Date Jan. 19, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-26 Title

Income Security: Legislation Authorized Benefits Without Adequate Evidence of Black Lung or Disability

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Legislation Authorized Benefits Without Adequate Evidence Of Black Lung Or Disability The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, as amended, authorized the Department of Labor to approve black lung claims based on conflicting or inconclusive medical evidence, affidavits from spouses and others, or presumptions based on years of c...
Date Nov. 12, 1981 Report No. 116841 Title

Health: Injury Compensation Process Delays Prompt Payment of Benefits to Federal Workers

Il UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m.~ Thursday, November 121 1981 STATEMENT OF MORTON HEN%, SENIOR ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR E. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE LABORSTANDARDS ON OF THE COMMITTEE EDUCATION ON AND LABOR HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON INJURY COMPENSATION PROCESS DELA...
Date Sept. 25, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-123 Title

Government Operations: Injury Compensation Process Delays Prompt Payment of Benefits to Federal Workers

. rt ,I b BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Injury Compensation Process Delays Prompt Payment Of Benefits To Federal Workers Payments of benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act are not being made on time as measured by the Department of Labor’s criteria for timeliness. Delays occur at each level of claims processing. GAO found that injured workers...
Date Sept. 16, 1981 Report No. 116371 Title

Income Security: The Civil Service Disability Retirement Program

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. September 16, Wednesday, 1981 STATEMENT OF ROSSLYN KLEEMAN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANPOWER AND HOUSING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE CIVIL Madam Chairwoman I appreciate today disability issued and 1...
Date Aug. 13, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-104 Title

Income Security: Perspective on Income Security and Social Services and an Agenda for Analysis

. . BY I-HECOMPTRQLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES -G.--- Report ToThe Congress”Hw Perspective On Income Security And Social Services And An Agenda ForAnalysis Income Security and Social Services comprise the single largest category of Federal expenditures. Outlays for fiscal 1981 are estimated to be $300 billion--about 49 percent of the Federal budget. The effect of several factors, including dem...
Date July 28, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-127 Title

Income Security: Limits on Receipt of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions

BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Chairman, Committee On Finance United States Senate Limits On Receipt Of Multiple Disability Benefits Could Save Millions At the request of the Senate Committee on Finance, GAO studied the prevalence of receipt of disability benefits from Social Security and other programs. A sample of Social Security recipients were matched against the 8 largest Fed...
Date July 27, 1981 Report No. 115918 Title

Health: Black Lung Program and Black Lung Disability Trust Fund

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, DC 20548 OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EST Monday, July 27, 1981 115918 STATEMENT OF MORTON E. HENIG, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE ,"11 .. i BLACK LUNG PROGRAM AND L... AND BLACK LUNG DISABILITY I X..'...
Date June 25, 1981 Report No. 115919 Title

Financial Management: Financial and Management Review of Selected Boarding Homes

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, 1981 ~lll~llllllll 315919 STATEMENT OF MORTON E. HENIG, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE /I J.FINANCIAL ,,,,,,Ix AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF ~"*"I^ I SELECTED BOARDING HOME...
Date June 12, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-107 Title

Income Security: Interim Report on Issues Related to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE D.C. 20548 RELEASED HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION WASHINGTON, B-203632 The Honorable John N. Erlenborn Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Labor Standards Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Erlenborn: Subject: Report on Issues Related to the LonqcInterim shoremen’s and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act3 (HRD-81-107) In January...
Date April 14, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-53 Title

Income Security: Revising Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Could Save Billions

* b BY THECOMPTROLLEI-? GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES Il=y.f ‘/7 Report ToThe Congress Revising Social Security Benefit Formula Which Favors Short-Term Workers Could Save Billions People who have worked for only a short period under social security receive proportionately more for their social security tax dollar than lifetime workers. In this report, GAO presents two alternative formulas for comp...
Date April 1, 1981 Report No. 114823 Title

Income Security: S. 677, the Civil Service Retirement Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1981

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 'WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 8:00 a.m. April 1, 1981 STATEMENT OF CLIFFORD I. GOULD DIRECTOR FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION CIVIL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SERVICE, POST OFFICE, AND GENERAL SERVICES SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTALAFFAIRS ON I Hr. S. 677, THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT ...
Date March 9, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-19 Title

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Benefit Adjustments Needed To Encourage Reemployment and Reduce Costs

. BY THECOWTkLLER GENERAL OF THEUNITED STATES m 4 l/q%3 Report ToThe Congress Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: Benefit Adjustments Needed To Encourage Reemployment And Reduce Costs Increasing numbers of long-term disability cases among Federal employees have contributed significantly to rising costs under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. Many long-term disabled beneficiaries are, i...
Date March 3, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-48 Title

Income Security: More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries

a 4 P dfl/) /J d ;3 ,,’ IIc/sq 0 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES More Diligent Followup Needed To Weed Out Ineligible SSA Disability Beneficiaries As much as $2 billion annually in Social Security disability insurance payments may go to individuals who are no longer disabled. The Social Security Administration investigates only a small percentage of its disabil...