The Social Security Forum

SSA’s Office of the Inspector General Releases Report on SSA’s Telephone Metrics

January 29, 2026

At the end of last month, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a comprehensive audit examining SSA’s telephone service performance and the accuracy of the agency’s reported call-center metrics for fiscal year 2025. Prompted by an inquiry from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the audit scrutinized how SSA measures and publishes key telephone service metrics. Read the full report below.