Office of Inspector General
Inspector General's Biography
Martin J. Dickman
Martin J. Dickman was appointed Inspector General of the U.S.
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) in October 1994. As Inspector
General, he is responsible for promoting economy, efficiency and
effectiveness, and for detecting any waste, fraud or abuse in the
programs and operations of the RRB.
RRB, an independent Federal agency headquartered in Chicago,
administers comprehensive disability, retirement-survivor and
unemployment-sickness insurance benefit programs for the nation's
railroad workers and their families. The RRB also has administrative
responsibilities for certain benefit payments under the Social
Security Act and administers Medicare Part B, the physician service
aspect of the Medicare program, for qualified railroad
beneficiaries.
The agency’s central mission is to pay accurate and timely benefits.
According to preliminary fiscal year (FY) 2008 statistics, RRB paid
just over $10 billion in retirement and survivor benefits to roughly
596,000 beneficiaries. RRB also paid more than $78 million in net
unemployment and sickness insurance benefits to approximately 28,594
claimants during the benefit year ending June 30, 2008. During FY
2008, the Railroad Medicare Part B carrier paid approximately $844
million in medical insurance benefits for roughly 485,948
beneficiaries.
Before his appointment as Inspector General, Mr. Dickman served from
1991-94 as a prosecutor for the Cook County, Illinois State's
Attorney's Financial and Governmental Crimes Task Force. His
responsibilities included the investigation, indictment and
prosecution of criminal cases involving governmental and white
collar crimes.
From 1972-91, Mr. Dickman was a member of the Board of Trade of the
City of Chicago. At the Board of Trade, he served as the presiding
judicial officer at Exchange judicial hearings, and as a Director
and Member of the Executive Committee. He established policy,
long-range strategic plans and international development for the
multi-million dollar entity. He also developed legal and
administrative policies, and approved budgets for over 800 staff
employees and 3,000 members.
Mr. Dickman has conducted legal research and assisted in trial
preparation as an Associate with the Law Firm of Peter Fitzpatrick
and Associates in Chicago, 1973-89; and presided over tax-related
disputes as a Hearings Referee for the Illinois Department of
Revenue, 1976-80. He has also interpreted and drafted legislation as
Legislative Counsel for the minority leadership of the Illinois
House of Representatives, 1972-73; and represented the City of
Chicago in various aspects of civil litigation as an Assistant
Corporation Counsel, 1970-72.
A native of Chicago, Mr. Dickman is a graduate of the University of
Illinois (B.S. 1966) and DePaul University College of Law (J.D.
1969). Mr. Dickman is a member of the Council of Inspectors General
on Integrity and Efficiency, and has been an active member of the
Association of Inspectors General since 1999.