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- Social Security Administration, agency must position itself now to meet profound challenges, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, and David L. McClure, Director, Information Technology Management Issues
- Social security numbers, use is widespread and protections vary in private and public sectors : testimony before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, financial challenges highlight need for improved governance and management : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Income security, the effect of the 2007-2009 recession on older adults : testimony before the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Immigration enforcement, benefits and limitations to using earnings data to identify unauthorized work
- State and local government pension plans, current structure and funded status : testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social security, Congress should consider revising the government pension offset "loophole", statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Social security, observations on improving distribution of death information, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues and Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment Issues
- Older workers, federal agencies face challenges, but have opportunities to hire and retain experienced employees : testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Robert N. Goldenkoff
- Social Security Administration, SSA's letters to the public remain difficult to understand : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Medicare Part D low-income subsidy, SSA continues to approve applicants, but millions of individuals have not yet applied : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social security numbers, ensuring the integrity of the SSN, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Social Security Administration:, short time frame and workload challenges could affect timely implementation of income-based Medicare Part B premiums
- Delphi Corporation, key events leading to termination of the Delphi defined benefit plans : testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Responses to questions from May 18th hearing on uses of social security numbers
- Social security, coverage of public employees and implications for reform : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- PBGC's legal support, improvements needed to eliminate confusion and ensure provision of consistent advice
- Social security statements, observations on SSA's plans for the social security statement : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Voters with disabilities, challenges to voting accessibility : statement before the National Council on Disability, statement of Barbara Bovbjerg
- Guardianships, little progress in ensuring protection for incapacitated elderly people : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Defined benefit pension plans, plans face valuation and other challenges when investing in hedge funds and private equity : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara Bovbjerg
- Social security numbers, SSN's are widely used by government and could be better protected, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Redefining retirement, options for older americans : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social security numbers, federal and state laws restrict use of SSNs, yet gaps remain : testimony before the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection and Committee on Governmental Operations, New York State Assembly, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, workers and retirees experience delays and uncertainty when underfunded plans are terminated : testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Private pensions, changing funding rules and enhancing incentives can improve plan funding, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, improvements needed to strengthen governance structure and strategic management : testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social security reform, preliminary lessons from other countries' experiences : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social Security, societal changes add challenges to program protections : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Key events leading to the termination of the Delphi defined benefit plans, [Barbara D. Bovbjerg]
- Social Security, issues relating to noncoverage of public employees, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Social security numbers, coordinated approach to SSN data could help reduce unauthorized work : testimony before the Subcommittees on Social Security and on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Medicare Part D low-income subsidy, progress made in approving applications, but ability to identify remaining individuals is limited : testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, statement of Barbara Bovbjerg
- Retirement security, older women remain at risk : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Private pensions, timely and accurate information is needed to identify and track frozen defined benefit plans
- Elderly voters, some improvements in voting accessibility from 2000 to 2004 elections, but gaps in policy and implementation remain : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, and William O. Jenkins
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, improvements needed to address financial and management challenges : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social security, issues in evaluating reform proposals, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues
- Private pensions, 401(k) plan participants and sponsors need better information on fees : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social Security Administration, better planning needed to improve service delivery : testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Social Security Administration field offices, reduced workforce faces challenges as baby boomers retire : testimony before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, long-term financing risks to single-employer insurance program highlight need for comprehensive reform, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security
- Social security reform, considerations for individual account design : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Employee Benefits Security Administration, improvements have been made to pension enforcement program but significant challenges remain : testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Private pensions, increased reliance on 401(k) plans calls for better information on fees : testimony before the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Private pensions, information that sponsors and participants need to understand 401(k) plan fees : testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Individual retirement accounts, government actions could encourage more employers to offer IRAs to employees : testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- 401(k) plans, several factors can diminish retirement savings, but automatic enrollment shows promise for increasing participation and savings : testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg
- Aging issues, related GAO products in calendar years 2001 and 2002
- Private pensions, multiemployer pensions face key challenges to their long-term prospects, statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues