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20 Jul 2017, 12:55 pm by Kelly Phillips Erb
As in the IRS phone scams, the calls typically include a recorded message – this one purporting from an “officer with the Inspector General of Social Security. [read post]
20 Dec 2021, 6:19 am by CharlesB
A new report issued by Social Security’s Inspector General ‘s office confirmed that the state agencies that are charged with making disability determinations on Social Security disability claims, during the early stages of the process, are receiving less applications to process yet wait times on determinations have increased. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 10:04 pm by Ben Vernia
On October 20, the Office of Inspector General of HHS issued a Guidance for Implementing Permissive Exclusion Authority under Section 1128(b)(15) of the Social Security Act, describing the methods it would follow in determining whether to exclude the owners, officers, or managers of sanctioned healthcare providers. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 8:26 pm
" The SSA immediately stopped paying the monthly benefits and the agency's Inspector General's office opened an investigation. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 2:08 pm
On July 21, 2011, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Steven T. [read post]
7 Apr 2021, 8:56 am by CharlesB
Below was a recent alert issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for Social Security: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will not suspend or discontinue benefits because their offices are closed. [read post]
1 Jul 2020, 1:27 pm by CharlesB
Below was a recent alert issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for Social Security: The Social Security Administration (SSA) will not suspend or discontinue benefits because their offices are closed. [read post]
3 Oct 2013, 3:53 pm
The Social Security Administration (SSA) started planning for a government shutdown years before the political logjam stopped everything cold October 1, 2013. [read post]
23 Jun 2014, 6:48 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“According to a recent audit report by the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Inspector General (IG), SSA contractor employees had access to the agency’s information technology (IT) systems even after they stopped working on the contract. [read post]
5 Jul 2013, 6:23 pm
In May the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration reported that the government continued to pay benefits to over 182,000 people previously reported as deceased. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 11:56 pm by Ben Vernia
In testimony March 9 before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, HHS Inspector General provided an overview of the Administration’s efforts to combat health care fraud. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 12:06 pm by admin
In a September 2011 audit report on the use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) by H-1B temporary workers, the Office of Inspector General (OIC) claims that a substantial percentage of H-1B cases may involve some amount of irregularity or fraud. [read post]
8 May 2023, 12:28 am by Christin Thompson
Medicare Exclusion Risks: Employing Excluded Individuals Can Result in Significant Administrative, Civil and / or Criminal Liabilities (May 8, 2023): One of the most severe administrative sanctions available under the Social Security Act stems from the authority of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)[1] to “exclude” individuals and entities… [read post]
27 May 2020, 6:31 am by David Kris
How, if at all, did the Trump administration characterize these issues as national security threats? [read post]
3 Oct 2017, 8:23 am by sophia
State Department, began a pilot program that used social media to evaluate those seeking non-immigrant visas to the United States, according to the same DHS Inspector General report. [read post]
31 Jul 2023, 6:59 am by Public Employment Law Press
I’m grateful to the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General for their partnership in seeing that justice was served. [read post]