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The Social Security Administration's Oversight of Disability Determination Services' Financial Management | Office of the Inspector General - Office of the Inspector General

September 20, 2022

Audit Report Number: A-15-21-51117

Objective: Our objectives were to summarize the results of prior audits and provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) recommendations to improve its financial management oversight of states' disability determination services (DDS).

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