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Congressional Testimony and Statements

Congressional testimony and statements by hearing title, committee or subcommittee, OIG official, and hearing date
Hearing Title Committee/Subcommittee OIG Official Hearing Date
Joint Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank Bisignano, on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Work and Welfare Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit as First Assistant
Experience Matters: Seniors and the Workforce U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit as First Assistant
Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit as First Assistant
Joint Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank Bisignano, on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Work and Welfare Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit as First Assistant
Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Martin O’Malley U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Work and Welfare Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
The President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Social Security Administration Budget U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Work and Welfare Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence & How We Can Fight Back U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
One Million Claims and Growing: Improving Social Security's Disability Adjudication Process U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
Protecting Beneficiaries from the Harm of Improper Payments U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Tonya Eickman, Program Audit Director, Office of Audit
Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Jeffrey Brown, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Audit
The Greatest Theft of Taxpayer Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment Fraud U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud and Abuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General (Statement for the Record)
That's Not the Government Calling: Protecting Seniors from the Social Security Impersonation Scam U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General
The State of Social Security's Information Technology U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Gale Stallworth Stone, Acting Inspector General
Examining the Social Security Administration's Representative Payee Program: Who Provides Help U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittees on Social Security and Oversight Gale Stallworth Stone, Acting Inspector General
Management Challenges at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and the Social Security Administration: Views from the Inspectors General U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Gale Stallworth Stone, Acting Inspector General
Examining the Social Security Administration's Representative Payee Program: Determining Who Needs Help US House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittees on Social Security and Oversight Gale Stallworth Stone, Acting Inspector General
Modernizing Social Security's Information Technology Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Social Security Kimberly A. Byrd, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Social Security Administration: Information Systems Review U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Gale Stallworth Stone, Deputy Inspector General
Protecting Social Security from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Ensuring Success for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program and Its Beneficiaries Joint Economic Committee Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Protecting the Safety Net from Fraud, Waste, and Abuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Examining Federal Improper Payments and Errors in the Death Master File U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Improving the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Independence of Inspectors General U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Examining Ways Social Security Can Improve the Disability Review Process U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Car, and Entitlements Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security Disability Insurance Fraud Scheme in New York U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Continuing Oversight of the Social Security Administration's Mismanagement of Federal Disability Programs U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security Disability Insurance Fraud Conspiracy in Puerto Rico U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Inspector General
Social Security Payments Go Paperless: Protecting Seniors from Fraud and Confusion U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Curbing Federal Agency Waste and Fraud: New Steps to Strengthen the Integrity of Federal Payments U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
The Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social Security U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Oversight of the Federal Government's Procurement of Ammunition U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittees on National Security and Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Hearing on the Challenges of Achieving Fair and Consistent Disability Decisions U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General & Heather Hermann, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge and National Coordinator, Cooperative Disability Investigations Program
Hearing on the Direct Deposit of Social Security Benefits U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Use of Technology to Improve the Administration of SSI's Financial Eligibility Requirements U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Hearing on Identity Theft and Tax Fraud U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Oversight and Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security's Death Records U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Second in a Series of Hearings on Securing the Future of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General; Thomas Brady, Special Agent and St. Louis CDI Team Leader; and Paul Neske, Detective
Field Hearing on Social Security Numbers and Child Identity Theft U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Robert Feldt, Special Agent-in-Charge, Dallas Field Division & Antonio Puente, Special Agent, Dallas Field Division
Social Security's Payment Accuracy U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Oversight and Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
The Role of Social Security Numbers in Identity Theft and Options to Guard Their Privacy U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies for 2012 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Human Resources Subcommittee Hearing on the Use of Data Matching to Improve Customer Service, Program Integrity, and Taxpayer Savings U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Joint Oversight Hearing on Managing Costs and Mitigating Delays in the Building of Social Security's New National Computer Center U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security & Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Improving Social Security Disability Insurance Claim Processing in Ohio U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Joint Hearing on the Social Security Disability Claims Backlogs U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Income Security and Family Support Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Oversight Hearing on Social Security Administration Field Office Service Delivery U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Recovery Act Project to Replace the Social Security Administration's National Computer Center U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security & Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Clearing the Disability Claims Backlogs: The Social Security Administration's Progress and New Challenges Arising from the Recession U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
The Social Security Administration's Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General

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