Congressional Testimony and Statements


Hearing Title	Committee/Subcommittee	OIG Official	Hearing Date
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	June 25, 2025
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)	March 21, 2024
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)	March 20, 2024
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)	November 16, 2023
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)	October 26, 2023
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	October 18, 2023
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	May 24, 2023
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)	February 08, 2023
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)	February 01, 2023
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	January 29, 2020
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	September 27, 2018
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	March 22, 2017
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	March 09, 2017
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	February 07, 2017
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	July 14, 2016
Social Security Administration: Information Systems Review	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform	Gale Stallworth Stone, Deputy Inspector General	May 26, 2016
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	May 18, 2016
Ensuring Success for the Social Security Disability Insurance Program and Its Beneficiaries	Joint Economic Committee	Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General	November 04, 2015
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	June 03, 2015
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	March 16, 2015
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	February 24, 2015
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	April 09, 2014
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	January 16, 2014
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	November 19, 2013
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	September 19, 2013
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	June 19, 2013
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	May 08, 2013
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	April 26, 2013
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	April 25, 2013
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	March 20, 2013
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	September 12, 2012
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	July 25, 2012
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	May 08, 2012
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	February 02, 2012
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	January 24, 2012
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	September 01, 2011
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	June 14, 2011
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	April 13, 2011
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	March 17, 2011
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	March 11, 2011
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	February 11, 2011
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	November 15, 2010
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	April 27, 2010
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	April 15, 2010
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	December 15, 2009
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	November 19, 2009
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	April 28, 2009
Eliminating the Social Security Disability Backlog	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and on Income Security and Family Support	Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General	March 24, 2009
The Performance of Social Security Administration Appeals Offices	U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security	Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General	September 16, 2008