[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO PATRICK P. O'CARROLL, JR.

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise to offer thanks and appreciation to 
a dedicated public servant, Mr. Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., who has 
worked to protect taxpayers and beneficiaries at the Social Security 
Administration and will soon pursue other activities.
  Pat O'Carroll has served the American people as the third inspector 
general for the Social Security Administration since November 24, 2004. 
Managing over 600 auditors, attorneys, evaluators, and investigators 
nationwide, Mr. O'Carroll has overseen efforts to identify and prevent 
fraud, waste, and abuse of SSA funds and programs. In the past year 
alone, SSA's OIG has reported over $700 million in investigative 
accomplishments through SSA recoveries, restitution, fines, 
settlements, judgments, and projected savings. Pat's efforts have led 
to around $50 of taxpayer savings for every $1 spent on his office.
  Prior to his tenure as inspector general, Mr. O'Carroll held several 
senior positions in the inspector general's office, including assistant 
inspector general for investigations and assistant inspector general 
for external affairs. Twenty-six years of prior employment by the U.S. 
Secret Service helped prepare Mr. O'Carroll for the rigors of 
investigative work at SSA. To show Pat's dedication to the field, I 
would point out that he attended the National Cryptologic School at the 
Kennedy School of Government after completing a master of forensic 
sciences at the George Washington University. Most assuredly, you don't 
want to try to slip anything by Pat.
  Pat in many ways personifies the SSA inspector general role. He has 
served in this position--with distinction--longer than anybody else. 
Pat has been very responsive with Congress; he has excelled at 
providing the information we need to protect SSA programs from fraud, 
waste, and abuse. It would be hard to find anyone who has worked harder 
to protect the integrity of Social Security's programs than Pat.
  I appreciate Pat's important work with this legislative body. We wish 
him all the very best as he moves on to pursue what lies ahead for him 
and genuinely appreciate the work he has done with Congress, for the 
Social Security Administration, and, of most importance, for the 
American taxpayer. I wish Pat all the very best.

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