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Social Security IG – Title II Deceased Beneficiaries Who Do Not Have Death Information on the Numident

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Title II Deceased Beneficiaries Who Do Not Have Death Information on the Numident (A-09-11-21171)

  • “To identify and prevent erroneous payments to deceased beneficiaries, SSA’s Death Alert, Control and Update System (DACUS) matches reports of death received from Federal, State, and local agencies against SSA’s Master Beneficiary (MBR) and Supplemental Security Records (SSR). DACUS also processes death reports from
    internal sources. Finally, SSA records the death information processed by DACUS on the Numident, a master file that contains personally identifiable information (PII)5 for each individual issued a Social Security number (SSN). SSA uses death information from the Numident to create a national record of death information called the Death Master File (DMF). SSA also uses death information from the Numident during its Annual Wage Reporting process to determine whether wage or self-employment reports are erroneous. Finally, E-Verify, an Internet-based system, uses death information from the Numident to allow employers to determine newly hired employees’ eligibility to work in the United States. For our audit, we identified approximately 1.2 million deceased beneficiaries who had a
    date of death on the MBR but did not have death information on the Numident.”

    • Paper – Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story

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    Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story by Michael A. Carrier via SSRN “Copyright has an innovation problem. Judicial decisions, private enforcement, and public dialogue ignore innovation and overemphasize the harms of copyright infringement. Just to pick one example, “piracy,” “theft,” and “rogue websites” were the focus of debate in connection with the PROTECT IP Act… Continue Reading

    CFPB Consumer complaint database [beta]

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    Consumer complaint database [beta]: “See what’s being complained about and why. Download, search, and visualize individual-level field data, including the type of complaint, the date of submission, the consumer’s ZIP code, and the company that the complaint concerns and whether the company’s response was timely, how the company responded, and whether the consumer disputed the… Continue Reading

    Genome Project for Food Pathogens Launched by FDA

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    News release: “The tiny organisms that cause foodborne illnesses—bacteria, viruses and others—are formidable foes. Despite efforts to reduce outbreaks, bacteria like Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli and Listeria are pervasive in the environment. Like masters of disguise, they evolve into different strains to adapt to changing surroundings. These microorganisms are collectively referred to as food pathogens.… Continue Reading