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Date Feb. 5, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-11 Title

Social Security Funds: Additional Measures Could More Fully Indicate the System's Financial Condition

I “,I f ’ I ’ I I wwb,, 1 United EStdms General Awmnting Office Report to the Codssioner security of Social wy lw3 SOCML SECURITY FUNDS Additional Measures Could More F’ : ully Indicate the System’ s Finmcial Conditiqh Ill1111111 Ill II 134965 GAO z;;:;:;D, General Accounting Ofllce , . 1. 206;48 -- -_ Program Evaluation and Methodology Division February 5, 1988 The Honorable Dorcas R. H...
Date Jan. 22, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-35BR Title

Social Security Disability: Demographic and Economic Characteristics of New Beneficiaries

13508q -. United States General Accounting Office , *I Briefing Report to Congressional Requesters SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Demographic and Economic Characteristics of New Beneficiaries ‘ l!Ml lllllll 135084 A--GAO/HRD-~~-~~BR I * “1”. _ I. _. -... ..--f -... . . . . . ..-..__ - .-______-__ *” ..___ _ .,.-_. l-.--.----_ ..-. _--___-_lll_----..” --_--. -..-..- ..-. ._- _. -.- . . .I ..I...
Date Jan. 1, 1988 Report No. 137885 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Journal, No. 4, Winter 1988

THE C~A~o A QUARTERLYSPONSORED BY THE.U.S. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE JOkJRNAL THE BUDGET DILEMMA Searching for a Nm Consensus WHERE TO NOW? Michael CoLhs on the Space Program A CRISIS BREWING The Disinvestment of Government NUMBER 4 WINTER 1988/89 *> \ , J’ -b, t I .
Date Dec. 15, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-42 Title

Aging: GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1987

1 wvrrclo United States General Accounting Office GAO ex 1987 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate AGING GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1987 llllll ll llllllll 134776 GAO/R/RD-88-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20548 Human Resources Division B-217196 December 16, 1987 1~~ The Honorable John Melcher u Chairman, Special Committee on Aging Unit...
Date Dec. 7, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-11 Title

Social Security: Little Success Achieved in Rehabilitating Disabled Beneficiaries

-.- . c United States General Accounting O ffice GAO December 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Little Success Achieved in Rehabilitating Disabled 2 Beneficiaries t-. . c Human Resources Division B-224648 December 7, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security Commi...
Date Dec. 3, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-22BR Title

Social Security: Observations on Demonstration Interviews With Disability Claimants

United States General Accounting Office /‘ ;15Lc’ f i4 * Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives I Observations on Demonstration Interviews With Disability Claimants IllIIIllIll IllII 134774 ., * ,-,, *,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *,,,,,, I,“,,, 1,1 ,,,“,,_,“,,” ..--..--.I. ” .I -~ _.___._-_-...-__-.._ *,* “* --...
Date Oct. 29, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-10 Title

Social Security: Payment Accuracy Rates Are Overstated

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1987 Report to the Chairmen, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate SOCIAL SECURITY ,,:I Payment Accuracy Rates Are Overstated i, IIIII1111 Ill llll 134284 I ’ . GAO ;:;;;:;Dc20548 General Accounting , . I. OffIce Human Resources Division Oct~ober 29. 1987 The Honorable Lawton C...
Date Oct. 28, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-3 Title

Social Security: Effects of Budget Constraints on Disability Program

J333olP United States General __-__Accounting Off’ ice GAO Octdber 1987 Report to the Honorable Albert G. Bustamante, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY Effects of Budget Constraints on Disability Program 134306 ou(c,L\\y GAC /HRD-88-3 GAO General States Accounting Office WashIngton, D.C. 20548 Utited Human Reeources Division B-224648 October 28, 1987 The Honorable Albert G. Bustamante Hou...
Date Oct. 15, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-88-2 Title

Income Security: Uncredited Earnings for Social Security

United states GeneralAccountingOfflee /3Y I Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday October 15, 1987 UNCREDITED EARNINGS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY "'i ,. 1 Statement of Edward A. Densmore, Deputy Human Resources Division Before the Subcommittee on Retirement and Employment Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives Director Income 1' III I 134144 SLMMARY ” An estim...
Date Sept. 18, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-52 Title

Social Security: More Must Be Done To Credit Earnings to Individuals' Accounts

September 1987 SOCIAL SECURITY More Must Be Done to Credit Eamings to Individuals’ Accounts . . . ‘ .I) rni , . . . ‘ .,I. .. _ . 8 Human Resources Division B-22667 1 September 18, 1987 The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate This report discusses a longstandi...
Date July 14, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-103BR Title

Social Security: Clients Still Rate Quality of Service High

’f united mate6 *General Accomw OffIce 13 Briefing Repbrt to Congressional Recpesters J&y 1987 SOCIAL SECURITY Clients Still Rate Quality of Service High 133422 GAO United States General Accounting Off’ ice Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-226484 July 14, 1987 The Honorable Lawton Chiles, Chairman Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Committee on App...
Date June 29, 1987 Report No. T-GGD-87-22 Title

Budget and Spending: Developing a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly

United St&e~‘ Gheral Accounting Office Is792 GAO - Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Monday June 29, 1987 Developing a Consumer Price Index for the Elderly Statement of Lawrence H. Thompson Chief Economist Before Special the Committee United States on Aging Senate llllllww lllllll 133322 GAO/T-GGD-87-22 , ., < OS4 !ro6 Mr. Chairman We are and Members pleased to of the ...
Date March 18, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-39 Title

Social Security Administration: Stable Leadership and Better Management Needed To Improve Effectiveness

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Congress March 1987 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Stable Leadership and Better Management Needed to Improve Effectiveness Cl i 3 e : - 1 GAO/HRD-87-39 GAO united stat4?s General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B-199765 March 18, 1987 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House o...
Date March 10, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-3 Title

Health: Loss Ratios on Medigap Insurance

I. b” ’ , United States General Accounting O ffice GAO Testimony . For Release on Delivery Expected at Tuesday March to, 10:00 a.m. 1987 Loss Ratios On Medigap Insurance Statement of Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Director Human Resources Division on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subcommittee Before the c33&2lcc GAO/T-HRD-87-3 Mr. Chairman and Members of the ...
Date Feb. 19, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-35 Title

Social Security: Demonstration Projects Concerning Interviews With Disability Claimants

bited States General Accounting Office )3 2 Report to the Comm%s~.o:ne:r, Social Security Administration, Depa:rt:~me:nt of Health and Human Services February 1987 SOCIAL SECURITY8: Demonstration Projects Concerning Interviews With Disability Claimants ‘IIwllIll 111 II 132204 GAO/HRD-87-35 --_--_ _ -“-l___--_ ----_--___- GAO ---~-------United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 2...
Date Feb. 3, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-36BR Title

Social Security: State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies' Reimbursement for the Disabled

Unl&ad ~~~*~~~~ I Aqoqmng~ tbf!hce I;;: Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcqmmitl;eeqn Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Represextatives SOCIAL SECURITY’ State Vocational Rehabilitation &encles# Reimbursement for the Disabled w GAL) w United States General Accounting OfTIce Washington, DC 20548 Human Resources Division n-224648 February 3, 1987 The Honorable Andrew Jacobs,...
Date Dec. 15, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-29 Title

Aging: GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1986

F ‘GAQ Debember 1986 United States General Accounting Office l3660 _ , Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate AGING GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1986 lllllllllllllll 131880 037m GAO/HRD-87-29 , I I. . GAO General Accounting OfVlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human B217196 united states Resources Division Decemberl&l986 The HonorableJohn Heinz Chairman,Special Committ...
Date Oct. 22, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-4 Title

Social Security: Adjusting Continuing Disability Review Priorities

United States Gen;?ral Accounting Office I31363 “& eGAO October 1986 Report to the Commissioner, Social Security Administration Department of Health and Human Services SOCIAL SECURITY Adjusting Continuing , Disability Review Priorities ~1~11~1 II11 ll 131363 cm1095 GAO/HRD-87-4 . GAO United States General A$conuting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human B-224648 Resources Division October 22, 1986...
Date Oct. 17, 1986 Report No. HRD-87-8 Title

Medigap Insurance: Law Has Increased Protection Against Substandard and Overpriced Policies

l * I) United States Geqeral Accounting Office “GAO October 1986 Report to the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives It173 ‘( MEDIGAP INSUMNCE Law Has Increased Protection Against Substandard and Overpriced Policies 11111111 IIII 131472 GAO/HRD-8743 0373a3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-223317 ...
Date Sept. 30, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-135 Title

An Aging Society: Meeting the Needs of the Elderly While Responding to Rising Federal Costs

-I United &ate; General Accounting Office 3 I +57. ‘GAO September Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives ANAGINGSOCIETY Meeting the Needs of the Elderly While Responding to Rising Federal Costs 4 United &xkei General Accounting Office GAO September 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommitt...
Date July 21, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-118BR Title

Pension Integration: How Large Defined Benefit Plans Coordinate Benefits With Social Security

United States Generhl Accounting Of&e 13os6 . Briefmg Report to Congressional Requesters July 1986 PENSION INTEGRATION How Large Defined Benefit Plans Coordinate Benefits With Social Security I GAO/HRD-86- 118BR -- -____--- - . UNITEDSTATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RLWURCU DIVISION B-223621 July 21, 1986 The Honorable Bob Packwood Committee on Finance Chairman, IJnited...
Date July 16, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-86 Title

Retirement Before Age 65: Trends, Costs, and National Issues

I-‘& , + United States General Accounting Office GAO 1 1 July 1986 Report to the Chairman, Select Committee on Aging House of Representaltives RETIREMENT BEFORE AGE 65 Trends, Costs, and National Issues 130647 . RESTMZED-- AcCOunting Office except on the ~BSIScf Q~?c~~~c’ Not to be unleased outsfdr! t110Ccnc;-ral rie~z;,c~g. RELEASED BPprOV’alby the Office of Congxwonal GAO UnIted states Gen...
Date May 19, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-75BR Title

Social Security: Implementation of New Mental Impairment Criteria for Disability Benefits

-. . 7 ! 1 ’ 4 v United States Geieral Accounting Office ‘ F”: Briefing Report to the Chairman Special Committee on Aging United States Senate LM130230 11111111111111 May 1986 SOCIAL SECURITY I Implementation of New Mental Impairment Criteria for Disability Benefits S@ $G-b RES%lCTED-- Not to be released outside the Generd GAO/HRD-86-75BR UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING ICE OFF WASHINGTON, D...
Date May 9, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-88 Title

Railroad Retirement: Federal Financial Involvement

United States G&x-al’Accounting Office L,,Wf%J w GAO I l . f ’ Report to the Chairman Committee on the Budget United States Senate -- May 1986 RAILROAD - RETIREMENT Federal Financial Involvement --Not to be releasedouteido tho Genepd Accounting Office except on the basis of specific ,8spr0~aJ by the Office oi CongressionalRclationa. / BGEsTRI~D / RELEASED - 6353% (~AO/HRIWM~ l 1 . . . ---___I_...
Date March 12, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-32 Title

Social Security: Pension Data Useful for Detecting Supplemental Security Payment Errors

United States Gknem~ Accounting Office QAO Mirth 1986 Report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services /,,,,,, SOCIAL SECURITY:: PensionData Useful for Detecting Supplemental Seeurit-y Payment Errors’, II 111111 129302 Y - 0 t * , GAO united states General Accounting Offlce Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B221797 March 12, 1986 The Honorable Otis R. Bowen, M.D. The Secretary ...
Date March 5, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-73FS Title

Railroad Retirement: Size, Nature, and Funding Sources

Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, United ‘StatesSenate March lW% ,,, ,RAILROAII RETIREMENT 1’ Size,Nature, and Funding Sources 129457 - GA I, --mm--.-- - - UNITED STAXS GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTCBN, D.C. 20548 HUMAN R#SOlJRCU DlVISION March 5, 1986 R-222204 The Honorable Pete V. Domenici Chairman, Committee on the Budget United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: In a...
Date Feb. 18, 1986 Report No. 129131 Title

Income Security: Disinvestment of the Social Security Trust Funds

-i t ‘ I k ’ 4 :. UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1986 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH F. DELFICO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISZON BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON DISINVESTMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS ! 111111 129131 In December Mr. Chairman and me...
Date Feb. 5, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-3 Title

Retirement Benefits: Discrepancies in Benefits Paid by the Railroad Retirement Board for SSA

. . United States G&&l Amounting Office GA!!!! Report to the Acting Commissioner of Social Security and the Chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board February 1986 RETIREMENT BENEFITS Discrepancies in Benefits Paid by the Railroad Retirement Board for SSA 129023 GAO/HRD-86-3 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources Division B-221117 February 5, 1986 The Honora...
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. 13, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-46 Title

Aging: GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1985

i c United States Genhal A’ccounting Office 1 c GAO December 1986 Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging U. S. Senate AGING GAO Activities in Fiscal Year 1985 L GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-217196 December 13,1985 The Honorable John Heinz Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: On Oc...
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 Dec. 5, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-45 Title

Income Security: Treasury's Management of Social Security Trust Funds During the Debt Ceiling Crises

, RELEASED COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES WASHINGTON December 5, 1985 B-221077 The Honorable James R. Jones, Chairman Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives I i Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Treasury's Management of Social Security _ Trust Funds During the Debt Ceiling Crises (GAO/HRD-86-45) In your November 1, 1985, letter, you aske...
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. 30, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-71 Title

Income Security: Current Status of the Federal/State Arrangement for Administering the Social Security Disability Programs

Report To The Honorable Jim Sasser United States Senate Current Status Of The Federal/State Arrangement For Administering The Social Security Disability Programs How effective is the joint federal/state administration of the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs, and should the federal government take over the entire administration (federalization) of these...
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 Aug. 29, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-96 Title

Income Security: Improving the Quality of Social Security Administration Notices

Warn STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 AUG2 8 1985 / Mrs. Martha A. McSteen Acting Commissioner of Social Security Department of Health and Human Services Dear Mrs. McSteen: Subject: Improving the Quality of Social Security Administration Notices (GAO/HRD-85-96) We have been reviewing the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Clear Notices Project --one of eight major init...
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 May 21, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-31 Title

A Central Wage File for Use by Federal Agencies: Benefits and Concerns

Report To The Chairman RELEASED Subcommittee On Social Security Committee On Ways And Means House Of Representatives A Central Wage File For Use By Federal Agencies: Benefits And Concerns In over 100 federal welfare, insurance, and disability programs, eligibility for billions of dollars of benefits depends primarily on the accuracy of an individual’s reported wages. However, because of the lack...
Date April 2, 1985 Report No. 126600 Title

Income Security: The Design of a New Retirement Program for Federal Employees Covered by Social Security

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 10:00 a.m. April 2, 1985 STATEMENTOF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DESIGN OF A NEW RETIREMENTPROGRAM FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COVERED SOCIAL SECURITY BY Mr. Chairman and Members of the I relates am C...
Date April 1, 1985 Report No. 127886 Title

Special Publications: Digest of Unpublished Decisions of the Comptroller General, Vol. I, No. 7

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE CHARLES A. BOWSHER Comptroller General of the United States VACANT Deputy Comptroller General of the United States HARRY R. VAN CLEVE General Counsel NOTE: The format of t h e Procurement Law and t h e C i v i l i a n and M i l i t a r y P e r s o n n e l Law sections of t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n v a r i e s from t h e o t h e r s e c t i o n s because ...
Date March 22, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-12 Title

Income Security: Need To Strengthen Social Security's Beneficiary Reporting Requirements and Enforcement Authority

t 1Bv THEC~IVIPTR~LLG? GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Need To Strengthen Social Security’s Beneficiary Reporting Requirements A’nd Enforcement Authority As of September 1984, retired and disabled beneficiaries and their dependents or survivors owed the Social SecurityAdministration (SSA) about $2 billion because they had been paid more than they were entitled. This represen...
Date March 1, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-22 Title

Eligibility Verification and Privacy in Federal Benefit Programs: A Delicate Balance

awl!3 . BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Eligibility Verification And Privacy In Federal Benefit Programs: A Delicate Balance Federal outlays for benefit programs in fiscal year 1985 are estimated to be more than $400 billion--about 45 percent of the national budget. Inadequate verification of clients’ eligibility for these programs contributes to erroneous pa...
Date Feb. 26, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-30 Title

Government Operations: Benefit Levels of Nonfederal Retirement Programs

REPORTBY THEUK% General Accounting Office Benefit Lev& @f Nonfederal Retirement Programs This report estimates the levels of benefits available from nonfederal retirement programs using selected studies and data bases. Social security, pension plan, and capital accumulation plan benefits are shown for different categories of age and years of service and at varying final salary levels The purpose o...
Date Jan. 7, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-22 Title

Government Operations: Options To Consider for Certain Employee Groups in Designing the New Civil Service Retirement Program

UNITED STAR GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-217196 JANUARY 7,1985 The Honorable Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service, and General Services Post Office, Committee on Governmental Affairs United ...
Date Sept. 13, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-71 Title

Income Security: Delays in Recomputing Social Security Benefits Cause Underpayments for Extended Periods

REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office Delays In Recomputing Social Security Benefits Cause Underpayments For Extended Periods Social Security benefits are based on a worker’s prior earnings. The Social Security Administration’s(SSA’s) policy is to review beneficiary earnings records annually because recent earnings not included in previous benefit computations may increase benefits. Th...
Date Aug. 10, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-15-5 Title

Technical Summary: Financial Management Profile of the Social Security Administration

TECHNICAL SUMMARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROFILE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PREPARED BY THE STAFF OF THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE . AFMD-84-15-5 August 10, 1984 I !?OREWORD ponent The Social Security Administration is an organizational comIn fiscal of the Department of Health and Human Services. 1982 it accounted for approximately $169 billion in benefit and The Social Security Admi...
Date July 30, 1984 Report No. 124786 Title

Income Security: GAO's Views on the Report of the Congressional Panel on Social Security Organization

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1:30 P.M, EDT JULY 30, 1984 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMANRESOURCES DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE SOCIAL SECURITY ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON WAYS AND MEANS TO II I 124786 PRESENTGAO'S VIEWS ON THE REPORTOF THE CONGRESSIONAL PANEL ON SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATIONCONCERNING ESTABLISHMENT ...
Date June 26, 1984 Report No. OCG-84-2 Title

Government Operations: Features of Nonfederal Retirement Programs

RIsTRIcreb -Plot to 60 r&as&i spscrlic RELEASED approval l~L&g$ +b+@ , General Accounting Office Features Of Nonfederal Retirement Programs This deport depicts the prevailing features of nonfederal retirement programs as shown by S/elected studies and/or data bases. plans and capital accumulation are analyzed to assist the Congress In todesign new r8tir8m8nt programs employees covered by social II...