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Privacy Issues and Supplemental Security Income Benefits.
HRD-77-110; B-IV4031(4) . November 15* 1977. 12 pp. + 3
appendices (4 pp.).
Report to Rep. John E. Moss; by Elmer E. Staats, Ccmptrcller
Gen iral.
$ssue Area: Intome Security Progr4ms: Program Eftectiveness
(1302) ; Federal Records Management 41400).
Contact: Human Resources Div.
udqet Functiop: Income Sacurity: Public Assistance an Cther
Income Supplements 4604).
Orqanization Concerned: Railroad Retirement Board; Social
Security Administration; Veterans Administration.
Conqressional Relevance: Rep. John E. floss.
Authority: Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.-S.C. 552a). Social Security
Act Amendments ot 1972 (42 U.S.C. 1383). 38 U.S.C. 3301.
A November 1976 report to tbQ Congress reccmended that
the Social Security Administration obtain accurate and complete
data on compensation ar1 pensions promptly and regularly from
the Veterans Administration and the Railroad Betirement Eoard.
These data ai.e -L1sed for computinq payments.
Findinqs/Conclusions: The use of inadequatr; data from these
aqencies had resulted ia Supplemental 3ecurity Income recipients
being overpaid $60 million and underpaid $4 millioi, annually.
General Counsel at all three agencies agree with GAO that the
recommendatio': Lor accurate and complete data are consistent
with the Privacy Act since the disclosures are for a routine use
compatible with the purpose for whicb the reccrd was collected.
Recommendations: Tne Administrator o Veter-ans Affairs -hculd
revise the routine use notice so that it is &ore explicit about
the information disclosed to the Social Security Administratiou
from its syst3m of records entitled Veterans, Dependents, and
Banef.ciar.es Compensation and Pensicn Beccrds and the purposes
of such disclosures. The Sccreta-y of Health, Education, and
Welfare should direct the Commissioner of Social Security to
prepare a risk analysis to determine what security measures may
be needed to prevent unauthorized access c the valiouE payment
tapes it transmits to the TreaSuLi4 ea:h month. ThQ Chairian of
tae Railroad Retirement Board and the Adiist-ator of Veterans
Affairs should also conduct risk Analyses tc determine what
secitrity safequards should be exercised over the transciesion ct
the c3mpensation or pension income information provided to
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