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January 27, 2010
Inspector General: SSA Fails to Screen 19% of New Hires Through
E-Verify
In a surprise
announcement, the Inspector General (IG) of the
Social Security Administration (SSA) reported that SSA
failed to use the
required E-Verify system
on 19% of
its own new hires, and improperly screened 75
volunteers, job candidates, and existing employees using
the system. SSA also failed to screen 49% of
new hires as required by federal regulations ,
and in fact hired some employees who would have received
initial denials of employment. Although the use
of the E-Verify
system is primarily voluntary for employers,
federal agencies have been required to use the
employment verification system since 2007.
The IG recommended that
1,767 employees undergo screening through E-Verify to
remedy the violation, and that
SSA screening employees be required to undergo
additional training to ensure future compliance with
E-Verify.
It will be interesting to see how the SSA remediates
this situation and what additional fallout will be
noted.
E-Verify is an
Internet-based system that allows an employer, using
information reported on an employee's Form I-9,
Employment Eligibility Verification, to determine the
eligibility of that employee to work in the United
States. The E-Verify system is operated by the
Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the
Social Security Administration.
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