SSA's Management Challenges: Strong Leadership Needed to Turn Plans Into Timely, Meaningful Action

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) progress in addressing its management challenges, focusing on: (1) SSA's need to strengthen its research and policy capacity in order to address the future solvency of the Social Security Trust Funds; (2) SSA's management and oversight problems with its Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program; (3) its disability programs; and (4) its future workload demands.