United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-09-12 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-96-196 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196 P0b002ee18038eb05 f:he96196 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196 HEHS-96-196 Federal social security programs Independent agencies Income maintenance programs Financial management Strategic planning Federal agency reorganization Claims processing Human resources utilization Systems conversions Program abuses Supplemental Security Income Program Social Security Program National Performance Review Social Security Trust Fund Social Security Disability Insurance Program SSA Plan for Achieving Self-Support Program Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Social Security Administration's (SSA): (1) progress in meeting challenges; and (2) status as an independent agency.<p/>GAO found that: (1) while SSA is starting to manage for results and improve financial accountability, it has not taken steps to contribute to the public debate on the future financing of the Social Security system; (2) unless changes are made to the system, the Social Security trust funds will be depleted by 2029; (3) SSA disability caseloads are growing, and SSA is trying to fundamentally redesign the disability claims process; (4) SSA has not adequately promoted return-to-work programs in redesigning its disability processes; (5) SSA should do more to combat fraud and abuse in the Supplemental Security Income Program; (6) SSA is reducing its staff, and nearly half of its senior executives will be eligible to retire in the next 5 years; (7) these workload challenges will complicate the tasks SSA faces; (8) SSA is working to modernize its information systems, but this effort will be costly and complex; and (9) effective leadership is critical to SSA efforts to modernize and meet future challenges. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196.pdf GAO/HEHS-96-196 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-196 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-96-196; Social Security Administration: Effective Leadership Needed to Meet Daunting Challenges; Federal social security programs Independent agencies Income maintenance programs Financial management Strategic planning Federal agency reorganization Claims processing Human resources utilization Systems conversions Program abuses Supplemental Security Income Program Social Security Program National Performance Review Social Security Trust Fund Social Security Disability Insurance Program SSA Plan for Achieving Self-Support Program Public Law 103-296 Public Law 104-121