Reform Social Security payouts

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VA Services and Retirement

Improve oversight on Social Security payments

The Veterans Administration has paid out billions in benefits to deceased veterans. Improving system oversight so that mistakes like this do not happen is extremely necessary, and could save between $37 and 45 million (based on just one sample). However, as of April 2019, GAO has VA health care and federal IT acquisitions on its High Risk List, as the VA lacks IT systems to support critical processes and does not implement related federal law, making oversight difficult.

SAVINGS

$37-45 million

STATUS

H.R.6489 - Social Security Reform Act of 2016 (Rep. Johnson, R-TX)

LINKS

Free Beacon: Feds Paid Dead Veterans $37 Million

“If we are going to effectively tackle the long-term national security threat posed by our national debt, then we need to seriously examine how our defense dollars are being spent. Waste and inefficiency within the Pentagon not only contributes to our nation’s debt and deficit, it also diminishes the effectiveness of our nation’s armed forces."

Dan Caldwell, USMC (ret.)
Concerned Veterans for America

“I'm concerned that our increasing fractious political process, particularly with respect to federal spending, is threatening our ability to properly defend our nation both in the short term and especially in the long term."

Dan Coats
Director of National Intelligence

“This guide is a much-needed first step toward encouraging politicians to consider all available options for substantive Pentagon reform. Our troops deserve better than broken bureaucracy, and politicians shouldn't fool themselves into thinking that throwing money at the problem is the solution."

Capt. Dan Grazier, USMC (ret.)
Project on Government Oversight

Solutions

Pursuing Smart Tradeoffs