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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
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
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
Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from Predatory Lending and Other Harmful Financial Institution Practices 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 Appropriations for 2009 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
Protecting the Privacy of the Social Security Number from Identity Theft U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
Employment Eligibility Verification Systems U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Steven L. Schaeffer, Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Audit
Third in Series of Subcommittee Hearings on Social Security Number High-Risk Issues 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 Subcommittee Hearings on Social Security Number High-Risk Issues U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Oversight Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General
First in a Series of Subcommittee Hearings on Social Security Number High-Risk Issues U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James A. Kissko, Deputy Inspector General
Identity Theft: The Causes, Costs, Consequences, and Potential Solutions U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Acting Inspector General
Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Acting Inspector General
The Supplemental Security Income Program U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Acting Inspector General
Social Security Number and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Mismatches and Misuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Oversight and Social Security Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Acting Inspector General
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2005 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security Administration's Management of the Office of Hearings and Appeals U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: Are We Doing Enough? U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crimes, Corrections and Victims' Rights James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Ensuring the Integrity of Social Security Programs: Protecting Seniors from Representative Payee Fraud U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
The Alias Among Us: The Homeland Security and Terrorism Threat from Document Fraud, Identity Theft, and Social Security Number Misuse U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Use and Misuse of Social Security Numbers U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
A Closer Look: The Inspectors General Address Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Mandatory Programs U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2004 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
H.R. 743, The “Social Security Protection Act of 2003” U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Preserving the Integrity of Social Security Numbers and Preventing Their Misuse by Terrorists and Identity Thieves U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security & U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Fraud and Abuse in the Supplemental Security Income Program U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Identity Theft: The Nation’s Fastest Growing Crime Wave Hits Seniors U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Protecting the Social Security Number: an Issue of Privacy or Security? U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Risk to Homeland Security from Identity Fraud and Identity Theft U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittees on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims & Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Challenges Facing the New Commissioner of Social Security U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers and Preventing Identity Theft U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security Roland Maye, Special Agent-in-Charge, Atlanta Field Division
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003 U.S. House of Representatives Committee, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Preventing Identity Theft by Terrorists and Criminals U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security & Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security Administration's Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Misleading Mailings Targeted to Seniors U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Protecting Privacy and Preventing Misuse of Social Security Numbers U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General & Michael Robinson, Special Agent
Ensuring the Integrity of Social Security Programs U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Medicare and Social Security Benefits: Turning off the Spigot to Prisoners, Fugitives, the Deceased, and Other Ineligibles U.S. Senate Committee on Finance James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Federal Disability Benefits Still Being Paid to Drug Addicts and Alcoholics U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget, Task Force on Welfare James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General & Steven L. Schaeffer, Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Phony IDs and Credentials via the Internet: An Emerging Problem U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Use and Misuse of Social Security Numbers U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Social Security Representative Payees U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Inviting Fraud: Has the Social Security Administration Allowed Some Payees to Deceive the Elderly and Disabled? U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2001 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General
Information Security U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs James G. Huse, Jr., Acting Inspector General
Labor-Management Relations at the Social Security Administration U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Acting Inspector General
Challenges Facing the New Commissioner of Social Security U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on Social Security and Human Resources David C. Williams, Inspector General
Recommendations to Improve the Performance of the Social Security Administration as an Independent Agency U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security David C. Williams, Inspector General

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