,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjah,mr4    
,gro?man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1 &  
,mr4 ,des,jarlais7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! use ( funds to develop1 te/1 deploy1  
implem5t1 or adm9i/] ! ,disability ,case
 ,process+ ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,elim9ation ( ,social ,security     
,adm9i/ration disability case process+  
sy/em  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #bjad1 :i/lebl[]s in=m$ 
! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t   
,re=m t ! ,social ,security             
,adm9i/ration 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! 
,,ssa7 has sp5t ne>ly #cjj1jjj1jjj on a 
fail$ in=mation te*nology mod]nization  
project kn[n z ! ,disability ,case      
,process+ ,sy/em 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z
 ! ,,dcps74  7#b7 ,on ,july #be1 #bjad1 
! ,*airman ( ! ,subcommittee on ,social 
,security ( ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      

reque/$ t ! ,,ssa ,inspector ,g5]al 79  
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,,ssa ,,ig7      
conduct an inve/igation into ! ,,ssa's  
managem5t & fail$ implem5tation ( !     
,,dcps co/+ ! taxpay]s close to #cjj    
million to date44  7#c7 ,! ,,ssa ,,ig1 9
 its ,novemb] #bjad initial report1 /at$
 t x _h conc]ns ) ! ,,ssa's approa* &   
recomm5d$ t ! ,,ssa n sp5d m funds until
 x det]m9$ :e!r ! comm]cial-(f-!-%elf   
7,,cots7 s(tw>e c\ld be us$4  7#d7 ,9   
,may #bjaf1 ! ,,ssa ,,ig report$ t !    
,,ssa _h sp5t ov] #cjj1jjj1jjj on !     
,,dcps project1 = :i* x w\ld receive    
little b5efit1 & accord+ to ! ,,ssa1 x  
w\ld /ill ne$ #ij1jjj1jjj to            
#afe1jjj1jjj to deliv] ! fir/ release ( 
! new ,core ,,dcps betwe5 ,july &       
,decemb] ( #bjaf4  7#e7 ,! ,,ssa ,,ig   
report$ 9 ,septemb] #bjaf t1 s9ce its   
inception #h ye>s e>li]1 ! ,,ssa's      
report$ co/s = ! ,,dcps project 7       
#cef1jjj1jjj4 ,,ssa e/imat$ x w\ld /ill 
ne$ an additional #abb1jjj1jjj ?r\gh    
#bjai = ! project4  7#f7 ,9 its         

,septemb] #bjag report1 ! ,,ssa ,,ig    
report$ t ! ,,ssa's goals 7 to deliv]   
full functionality ( ,,dcps by ,april   
#bjah & full deploym5t sy/emwide by     
,septemb] #bjai1 br++ ! total exp5diture
 = ! ,,dcps project to ov] #ejj1jjj1jjj4
 ,h[ev]1 ev5 aft] #c ye>s ( report+ on  
,,dcps1 ! ,,ssa ,,ig conclud$ t giv5 !  
unc]ta9ty ( ! future gr[? ( ! backlog & 
,,ssa's ongo+ developm5t velocity1 we 7 
unable to conclude :e!r ! ,ag5cy's      
release goals 7 reasonable44  7b7       
,prohibition on fund+ = ,,dcps ,none ( !
 funds available to ! ,social ,security 
,adm9i/ration = any fiscal ye> may be   
us$ to develop1 te/1 deploy1 implem5t1  
or adm9i/] ! ,disability ,case ,process+
 ,sy/em or any sub/antially simil>      
program unless specifically au?oriz$ by 
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