PATRICK P. O’CARROLL, JR.
Inspector General
Social Security Administration
Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr. currently
serves as the third Inspector General (IG) for the Social
Security Administration (SSA), having been appointed to
that position on November 24, 2004. Under his direction,
the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) inspires
public confidence in the integrity and security of SSA's
programs by conducting independent and objective audits,
evaluations, and investigations. Since assuming the SSA
OIG leadership, Mr. O'Carroll has intensified the OIG's
efforts to identify and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse
in SSA programs through the institution of innovative
and collaborative approaches to the office's core functions
and the management and development of human and technological
resources.
The results of these efforts can be seen in the OIG's
most recent achievements. In FY 2008, the OIG's investigators
reported over $370 million in investigative accomplishments
through SSA recoveries, restitution, fines, settlements,
judgments, and projected savings. OIG auditors issued
108 reports with recommendations identifying over $1.1
billion in Federal funds that could be put to better use
and $2.4 billion in questioned costs. And OIG's attorneys
reported over $6.5 million in civil monetary penalties
and assessments.
In addition to directing an OIG workforce of almost 600
auditors, attorneys, investigators, and support personnel
nationwide, Mr. O'Carroll also chairs the Investigations
Committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency, which addresses issues that
transcend individual Government agencies, and increases
the professionalism and effectiveness of IG personnel
throughout the Federal Government. Under Mr. O'Carroll's
leadership, the Committee has sought new ways to improve
investigative functions, establish investigative guidelines,
and promote best practices and training opportunities
for thousands of agents in the Federal IG community.
Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, Mr. O'Carroll
held a number of increasingly responsible positions in
the SSA OIG organization, including Assistant Inspector
General for Investigations and Assistant Inspector General
for External Affairs. Mr. O'Carroll also brought to the
OIG the benefits of his 26 years of experience with the
United States Secret Service.
Mr. O'Carroll received a B.S. from Mount Saint Mary's
College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a Master of Forensic
Sciences from the George Washington University, Washington,
D.C. He also attended the National Cryptologic School
and the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Mr. O'Carroll
is a member of the International Association of Chiefs
of Police and the Association of Government Accountants.
DEPUTY
INSPECTOR GENERAL James A. Kissko
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL
James A. Kissko
James A. Kissko was appointed
to the position of Deputy Inspector General on August
7, 2005. In this capacity, Jim provides leadership and
guidance in the planning, policy and program development
and management of the Office of the Inspector General.
Jim has worked at the Social Security
Administration (SSA) since 1986 in a variety of key executive
positions. Most recently, he served as the Associate Commissioner
for Electronic Services within SSA's Office of Operations,
where he was responsible for directing the planning and
development of electronic service delivery initiatives
to improve the agency's service to the public and where
he provided leadership to promote expanded e-Government
within SSA. Previously, Jim served as the Acting Deputy
Commissioner for Operations, the Assistant Deputy Commissioner
for Operations, the Associate Commissioner for International
Policy and as Senior Executive Officer for the Commissioner.
Prior to joining SSA, Jim had extensive
experience in other Federal agencies, serving as Executive
Director, Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs
and as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for
Human Development Services within the Department of Health
and Human Services; and as Deputy Director, Division of
Special Treatment Program, National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism in the U.S. Public Health Service.
Jim holds degrees from Yale University
and Cornell University.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Tracy B. Lynge
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Tracy B. Lynge
Tracy B. Lynge is the Executive Officer
for the the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office
of the Inspector General (OIG). In this capacity, Ms.
Lynge provides high-level consultative and advisory services
on all activities and concerns of the OIG.
Prior to assuming her current duties, Ms. Lynge served
as a senior public affairs specialist in the OIG's Office
of External Relations. In this position, she developed
presentations for OIG officials and produced publications
such as the OIG's Semiannual Report to Congress. Ms. Lynge
came to the OIG in 2004 as a writer-editor in the Office
of Investigations.
Ms. Lynge began her public service career as a Presidential
Management Fellow with SSA in 2000, and held a series
of increasingly responsible positions in SSA's Office
of Policy and the Office of Program Development and Research.
She holds a Master of Science in International Affairs
from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor
of Arts cum laude from the University of North Carolina
at Asheville.
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR
EXTERNAL RELATIONS Wade V. Walters, IV
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Wade V. Walters, IV
Mr. Walters currently serves as the Assistant Inspector
General for External Relations for the Social Security
Administration's (SSA) Office of the Inspector General
(OIG). In this capacity, Wade serves as the OIG's liaison
with Congress, other Government agencies, and the Council
of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Prior to assuming his current duties, Wade served as the
Assistant Inspector General for Congressional Affairs
and Intra-Governmental Liaison, and has been a participant
in the SSA's Senior Executive Service Candidate Development
Program. Previously, Wade served in the OIG's Office of
Investigations as the Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC) of
the five-state Dallas Field Division. Prior to being appointed
as the SAC of the Dallas Field Division, Wade served for
two years as the SAC of the six-state Denver Field Division.
Wade also served as the Resident Agent-in-Charge of Arizona
and Nevada and as a Special Agent in the San Francisco
office. He has been employed with the OIG for over 10
years. Prior to joining the OIG, Wade served for 10 years
as a Case Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA). The majority of his duty with the CIA was served
abroad.
Throughout his 20-year Federal career, Wade has received
numerous individual and team awards, including the Inspector
General's Award for his leadership role in the post-hurricane
Katrina relief efforts, Commissioner's and Regional Commissioner's
Citations and team awards and PCIE awards. In addition
to these prestigious awards, Wade has received numerous
performance awards as well as recognition for special
acts or service.
Wade received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal
Justice from the California State University at Sacramento.
He is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows
Program at the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.
COUNSEL
TO THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
Jonathan Lasher
COUNSEL TO THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
Jonathan Lasher
Mr. Lasher received his Bachelor of
Arts Degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of
Maryland and engaged in the private practice of law before
beginning his Federal government career. In 1994, he joined
the Social Security Administration as a staff attorney
in the Office of General Counsel's (OGC) Litigation Division.
In 1996, Mr. Lasher joined what would
become the Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General
(OCIG) as one of four OGC attorneys assigned to legal
representation of the newly-created SSA Office of the
Inspector General (OIG).
In the years since, Mr. Lasher has served
SSA's Inspector General as a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor,
Acting Deputy Counsel to the Inspector General, Director
of Quality Assurance and Professional Responsibility,
and most recently, Deputy Counsel to the Inspector General
for External Relations. As Acting Assistant Inspector
General for External Relations, Mr. Lasher is responsible
for the OIG's Congressional, Media, and Public Relations,
as well as the OIG's Freedom of Information Act, Privacy
Act, and Public Disclosure functions.
DEPUTY COUNSEL
TO THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
Vacant
DEPUTY COUNSEL TO
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Vacant
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL AUDIT Steven L. Schaeffer
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR AUDIT
Steven L. Schaeffer
As the Assistant Inspector General for
Audit, Office of the Inspector General, Social Security
Administration (SSA), Steven L. Schaeffer is responsible
for auditing and evaluating the business and program applications
for an entity with income in excess of $773 billion and
outlays of over $650 billion annually. Mr. Schaeffer was
selected to direct the Office of Audit (OA) in January
2000. Under his tenure, OA has issued 833 reports with
over $15 billion in monetary findings. Over this time
period, productivity in completion time for reports decreased
from approximately 550 days to 313 days and the Agency
has agreed with 93 percent of OA's recommendations. The
quality of OA work has been recognized by the President's
Council on Integrity and Efficiency. Since 2000, the Council
has recognized OA with 31 Awards for Excellence and with
one of their highest awards, the Glenn-Roth Exemplary
Service Award.
An employee of SSA for over 28 years, Mr. Schaeffer held
several positions of increasing responsibility in financial
management prior to his current position. He developed
and issued SSA's first audited financial statement in
Fiscal Year (FY) 1987 and led the development and production
of the Agency's Performance and Accountability Report
through FY 1998. For his efforts, he has received numerous
awards including four Commissioner Citations (the Agency's
highest honor award); one of the first recipients of the
Chief Financial Officers Council Committee Impact Award;
and a National Performance Review"Hammer" for
developing and issuing the first Accountability Report
in the Federal Government. SSA's FY 1998 Accountability
Report received one of the two initial Certificates of
Excellence in Accountability Reporting awarded to Federal
agencies from the Association of Government Accountants.
Prior to working for SSA, Mr. Schaeffer held positions
with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; U.S. Army
Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; U.S. Army
Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, Virginia; and OW Houts
and Sons, State College, Pennsylvania. His educational
background includes both Master and Bachelor of Science
degrees from the Pennsylvania State University and a Juris
Doctorate from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Schaeffer
has been a licensed CPA in Maryland since 1979 and a member
of the Maryland Bar from 1984.
Outside work, Mr. Schaeffer is an avid runner, skier,
and golfer. As a long distance coach for a U.S. Track
and Field running club, he has had the opportunity to
work with young men and women who have won numerous titles
at the State and Regional level. Several of his athletes
have placed in the top 10 at National youth championships
and have gone on to receive Division 1 A scholarships.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR AUDIT - FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS AUDITS Gale Stallworth Stone
DEPUTY ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR AUDIT - FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS AUDITS
Gale Stallworth Stone
Mrs. Stone serves as the Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Audit for the Social Security Administration's
(SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Before her
promotion to this position in 2000, Mrs. Stone served
as the Director of the Systems and the Financial Audit
Divisions for 3 years. Mrs. Stone began her 23 year Federal
career as a Cooperative Education Student in the Birmingham,
Alabama, Health and Human Services' OIG. Over the years,
Mrs. Stone has received numerous awards including a 1996
Hammer Award, a 2002 Inspector General Award as well as
recognition from the President's Council on Integrity
and Efficiency with a 2004 Glenn Roth Award, a 2006 Award
for Excellence, and a 2007 Barry Snyder PCIE/ECIE Joint
Award.
Mrs. Stone is a Cum Laude' graduate of Huntingdon College
in Montgomery, Alabama. She also holds a Masters of Science
Degree in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore, Maryland and she is a Certified Public Accountant.
DEPUTY
ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR AUDIT,
PROGRAM AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS
Rona Lawson
DEPUTY ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR AUDIT, PROGRAM AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS
Rona Lawson
Ms. Lawson is the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for
the Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of the
Inspector General's (OIG) Office of Audit, Program Audits
and Evaluations. Ms. Lawson started her audit career working
to improve the integrity of SSA's programs in the Boston,
Massachusetts office in 1989. Rona later served as an
Audit Manager and Audit Director in Boston for several
years. Over the years, Ms. Lawson has led audit staffs
in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Falls Church, Kansas
City, Dallas and Baltimore. In 2003, Rona became the Office
of Audit's Executive Officer, where she coordinated nationwide
audit activities and administrative functions.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lawson has received numerous
individual and team awards, including Commissioner's Citations
and Inspector General Awards. Rona's assignments have
included many audits of SSA's disability programs, as
well as recommending numerous improvements to reduce improper
payments. Ms. Lawson has served on several special assignments
and workgroups during her career, as well as leading peer
reviews of the OIGs of the Agency for International Development
and the Treasury Department. In 2000, Ms. Lawson was the
first SSA OIG employee in the Council for Excellence in
Government's Fellows Program. Also, in 2002, Rona completed
Harvard University's JFK School of Government, Senior
Executive Fellow Program.
Ms. Lawson is a Certified Public Accountant who graduated
Magna Cum Laude' from Eastern Kentucky University and
received her Masters of Science in Accounting from the
University of Kentucky.
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR
INVESTIGATIONS Richard A. Rohde
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIONS
Richard A. Rohde
Richard A. Rohde currently serves as
the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations in
the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Social Security
Administration (SSA). Mr. Rohde started his law enforcement
career in 1965 with the Metropolitan Police Department
in St. Louis, Missouri. It was during this time that he
completed his undergraduate degree at the University of
Missouri-St. Louis with the Bachelor of Science Degree
in Administration of Justice and a Masters of Arts Degree
from St. Louis University in Urban Affairs.
Mr. Rohde began a career with the United
States Secret Service in December of 1975. While employed
by the Secret Service, Mr. Rohde held the following positions:
Special Agent - Springfield, Illinois, New York, New York,
and Counterfeit Division -Washington, DC; Assistant to
the Special Agent in Charge - Los Angeles, California;
Special Agent in Charge - Counterfeit Division and the
Baltimore Field Office; and Deputy Assistant Director
- Office of Investigations.
In September of 1999, Mr. Rohde joined
the SSA OIG as the Special Agent in Charge of External
Affairs Division.
Throughout his government career, Mr.
Rohde has received numerous awards for his meritorious
service.
Mr. Rohde is married to Mary Johnette
Rohde and they have one daughter, Sarah.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIONS - FIELD
OPERATIONS Steve W. Mason
DEPUTY ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIONS - FIELD OPERATIONS
Steve W. Mason
Steven W. Mason currently serves as
the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations,
Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Social Security
Administration (SSA). Mr. Mason started his law enforcement
career in 1968 with the Metropolitan Police Department
in Washington, D.C. After serving two years as an undercover
vice investigator, he became a member of the United States
Park Police. It was during this time that he completed
his college education at American University with a degree
in Administration of Justice. Mr. Mason began a career
with the United States Secret Service in December 1975.
While employed by the Secret Service, Mr. Mason held the
following positions: Special Agent, Organized Crime Strike
Force; Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Miami;
Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Vice Presidents Detail;
Special Agent in Charge, Baltimore; Special Agent in Charge,
Counterfeit Division; and Deputy Assistant Director for
Investigations.
In January 1998, after completing his
career with the Secret Service, Mr. Mason was employed
as the National Director of Security for Dunbar Armored,
a large, national armored car company headquartered in
Baltimore, Maryland. In June 1998 he returned to government
service as a Special Agent, Office of Special Investigations,
General Accounting Office, in Washington, D.C. In November
1998, Mr. Mason joined the SSA OIG as a Special Agent-in-Charge.
In May 2002, Mr. Mason graduated from
the College of Notre Dame of Maryland with a Master of
Arts degree in Management. At that time, he was elected
to Delta Mu Delta, the National Honor Society in Business
Administration.
Throughout his government career, Mr.
Mason has received numerous awards for his meritorious
service.
Mr. Mason is married to Mary Noel Mason
and they have four children.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR INVESTIGATIONS - NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS Dennis F. Lynch
DEPUTY ASSISTANT INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIONS - NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS
Dennis F. Lynch
Dennis F. Lynch currently serves as
the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
(National Investigative Operations). Mr. Lynch came to
the SSA OIG as the Special Agent in Charge of the Strategic
Enforcement Division in July 2000. Mr. Lynch began his
law enforcement career with the U.S. Secret Service in
October 1979. He held increasingly responsible positions
in the Boston and New York Field Offices, the Vice Presidential
Protective Division, Financial Crimes Division, the Baltimore
Field Office, the Counterfeit Division, and the Office
of Training. He retired from the Secret Service in 2000
as the Deputy Assistant Director for Protective Operations.
Mr. Lynch was a combat veteran with
service in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1969 and
1974 to 1977. In 1973, he obtained a degree from St. Francis
Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Throughout his government career, Mr.
Lynch has received numerous awards for his meritorious
service.
ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Michael D. Robinson
ASSISTANT
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Michael D. Robinson
Michael Robinson currently serves as the Assistant Inspector
General for Technology and Resource Management. He has OIG-wide
responsibility and oversight in the areas of budget, facilities
management, management policy, automated systems, forensic
technology, human resources and management support, strategic
planning, and fraud hotline management and fugitive enforcement.
Mr. Robinson served as the Special Agent in Charge for the
Philadelphia Field Division in the Office of the Inspector
General (OIG), Social Security Administration (SSA). His
responsibilities included overseeing criminal, civil, and
administrative investigations throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Robinson started his government career in 1992 with
the Social Security Administration in Baltimore, MD. After
serving five years as a contact representative, he became
a Special Agent with the Office of Investigations. While
employed by the Social Security Administration, Mr. Robinson
held the following positions: Special Agent - Washington,
DC, Baltimore, MD; Special Agent/Program Manager of the
Electronic Crimes Team Headquarters - Baltimore, MD; Assistant
Special Agent in Charge - Philadelphia, PA; and Special
Agent in Charge - Philadelphia, PA.
Mr. Robinson received a B.A. from Morris Brown College in
Atlanta, GA and was simultaneously commissioned as an Army
Officer through the GA Tech Army ROTC program. He also holds
a M.S. from Wilmington University in New Castle, DE. He's
continued his executive education by attending the Federal
Executive Institute, Yale University School of Management
Executive Programs, and the Program for Senior Executive
Fellows at Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of
Government. Mr. Robinson is a member of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He currently serves
on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board at Wilmington University.
Mr. Robinson served in the U.S. Army and the Maryland Army
National Guard, starting his military service at the rank
of private and honorably completing his service at the rank
of Captain.
Throughout his government career, Mr. Robinson has received
numerous awards for his meritorious service.