Social Security Administration:
Effective Leadership Needed to Meet Daunting Challenges
T-OCG-96-7: Published: Jul 25, 1996. Publicly Released: Jul 25, 1996.
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GAO discussed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) efforts to address future policy changes and program issues. GAO noted that: (1) SSA is strengthening its strategic management process, developing performance measures, measuring customer satisfaction, and producing accurate financial statements; (2) SSA has not performed the research, analysis, and evaluation needed to inform the public on the future of social security financing; (3) by 2015, 50 million people will be receiving social security benefits and 2.6 workers will be paying taxes into the social security system; (4) the aging of the baby boom generation, coupled with increasing life expectancy and the declining ratio of contributing workers to beneficiaries, will place unprecedented strains on the social security system; (5) SSA disability caseloads have grown by 70 percent in the last decade; (6) SSA has attempted to redesign its disability claims process, but it is unable to determine whether specific process changes will achieve the desired results; (7) SSA has not sufficiently promoted return-to-work initiatives in the disability program; (8) SSA faces significant challenges in modernizing its information systems, managing increasing workloads with a reduced workforce, and delivering its services; and (9) SSA needs effective leadership to inform the national debate on social security financing issues, complete the redesign of the disability claims process, promote return to work programs, enhance program integrity, and make technological enhancements.
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Intelligence Community:
Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Workforce Diversity Planning and OversightGAO-21-83: Published: Dec 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2020.
Dec 3, 2020
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Gender Pay Differences:
The Pay Gap for Federal Workers Has Continued to Narrow, but Better Quality Data on Promotions Are NeededGAO-21-67: Published: Dec 3, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 3, 2020.
Oct 19, 2020
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VA Health Care:
Better Data Needed to Assess the Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender VeteransGAO-21-69: Published: Oct 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2020.
Oct 16, 2020
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Workplace Sexual Harassment:
Experts Suggest Expanding Data Collection to Improve Understanding of Prevalence and CostsGAO-20-564: Published: Sep 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 16, 2020.
Sep 8, 2020
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac:
Efforts to Promote Diversity and InclusionGAO-20-637: Published: Sep 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2020.
Jul 22, 2020
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Sexual Harassment:
VA Needs to Better Protect EmployeesGAO-20-654T: Published: Jul 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 2020.
Jun 23, 2020
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USAID:
Mixed Progress in Increasing Diversity, and Actions Needed to Consistently Meet EEO RequirementsGAO-20-477: Published: Jun 23, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2020.
Jun 17, 2020
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State Department:
Additional Steps Are Needed to Identify Barriers to Workforce DiversityGAO-20-515T: Published: Jun 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2020.
Jun 11, 2020
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Disability Employment:
Hiring Has Increased but Actions Needed to Assess Retention, Training, and Reasonable Accommodation EffortsGAO-20-384: Published: Jun 11, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 11, 2020.
Mar 19, 2020
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Sexual Harassment in STEM Research:
Agencies Have Taken Actions, but Need Complaint Procedures, Overall Plans, and Better CollaborationGAO-20-187: Published: Mar 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Mar 19, 2020.
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