We will explore opportunities to expand matching programs with States and other organizations to ensure that we are paying the correct amount of benefits where this proves cost-effective. Specifically, we will explore utilizing the newly created National New Hire Directory, which would require legislative changes. Continue our program integrity reviews. We will continue to seek information from annuitants through questionnaires and to conduct reviews to ensure correct payment of benefits. Ensure efficient operations through effective management control and quality assurance programs.
Efficient management requires the ability to detect and correct material weaknesses in operations.
It also requires implementation of cost-effective audit and quality assurance recommendations. One measure of our success in this objective is the number of material weaknesses reported to the President in our annual Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act Agency Report. As indicated in the discussion of Strengths and Weaknesses, since this legislation passed in fiscal year 1982, the agency has identified 71 material weaknesses, all of which have been corrected. In addition, we can monitor our performance through a combination of audits and internal reviews. The RRB s management control program has proven effective in providing reasonable assurances of the effectiveness and efficiency of our programs and operations.