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Congressional Testimony and Statements - page 2

Hearing Title Committee/Subcommittee OIG Official Hearing Date
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 June 24, 2008
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 February 28, 2008
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 June 21, 2007
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 June 07, 2007
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 March 02, 2006
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 February 16, 2006
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 November 01, 2005
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 September 22, 2004
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 June 15, 2004
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 May 20, 2004
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 March 10, 2004
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 February 25, 2004
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 September 25, 2003
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 September 24, 2003
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 September 09, 2003
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 September 09, 2003
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General July 17, 2003
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 July 10, 2003
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 July 09, 2003
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 March 04, 2003
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 February 27, 2003
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 September 19, 2002
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 July 25, 2002
Identity Theft: The Nation’s Fastest Growing Crime Wave Hits Seniors U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General July 18, 2002
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 July 11, 2002
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 June 25, 2002
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 May 02, 2002
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 April 29, 2002
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 February 26, 2002
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 November 08, 2001
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 November 01, 2001
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 July 26, 2001
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 May 22, 2001
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 May 10, 2001
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 April 25, 2001
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 September 12, 2000
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 May 19, 2000
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 May 09, 2000
Social Security Representative Payees U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General May 04, 2000
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 May 02, 2000
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 March 28, 2000
Information Security U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs James G. Huse, Jr., Acting Inspector General September 23, 1998
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 July 22, 1998
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 March 12, 1998
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 September 12, 1996
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