SSA's Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008

Our PAR for FY 2008 combines our annual performance report with our audited financial statements to provide full disclosure of our financial and programmatic operations.  The report provides a discussion of our programs and organization, how we benefit the public, and agency priorities as we move forward.  It also provides an analysis of our financial position and a discussion of systems and controls.  The PAR includes our audited financial statements, GPRA performance results, and information on anti-fraud activities, user fee charges, improper payments, and debt management.  It also includes the report on the audit of our FY 2008 financial statements and the Office of Inspector General Statement on SSA’s Major Management and Performance Challenges.  FY 2008 marks the twenty-second year that we have published audited financial statements and the fifteenth year that we have received an unqualified opinion on our financial statements.

The online Performance and Accountability Report is divided into the following sections:

• Cover
  
  
• A Message from the Commissioner/Table of Contents
  
  
• Management’s Discussion and Analysis
  
  • Overview of the Social Security Administration
  • Overview of Our FY 2008 Goals and Results
  • Agency Priorities As We Move Forward
  • Highlights of Financial Position
  • Systems and Controls
    
    
• Performance Section
  • Agency Performance
    
    
• Financial Section
• A Message from the Chief Financial Officer
• Financial Statements and Additional Information
• Required Supplementary Information: Social Insurance
• Auditor’s Reports
• Inspector General Statement on SSA’s Major Management and Performance Challenges
• Other Reporting Requirements
• Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 Detailed Report
  
  
• Appendix
• Glossary of Acronyms
• SSA Management and Board Members
  
  
• Full FY 2008 Performance and Accountability Report