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Undeliverable Social Security Number Cards (Limited Distribution)

April 04, 2018

Office Affiliation: The Office of Audit

Audit Report Number: A-15-17-50279

We issued this report to determine (1) whether changes to the Social Security number (SSN) card application process have decreased the number of returned SSN cards and (2) why SSN cards were returned to the Agency as undeliverable. We also evaluated the controls in place for handling and destroying undeliverable cards.

We issued this report to determine (1) whether changes to the Social Security number (SSN) card application process have decreased the number of returned SSN cards and (2) why SSN cards were returned to the Agency as undeliverable. We also evaluated the controls in place for handling and destroying undeliverable cards.

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