The February Board meeting began with a discussion with Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General Patrick O’Carroll. Mr. O’Carroll discussed recent audits and investigations that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) focused on in 2014, including the high profile fraud cases in New York and Puerto Rico. Next, the Board met with Arthur Spencer and Ken Nibali, both retired SSA executives who had worked on and lead projects related to disability. During lunch, the Board met with Teresa Pfender, an Appeals Officer at SSA’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). Lastly, the Board met with Sam Bagenstos, professor of law at the University of Michigan. Mr. Bagenstos was invited specifically to discuss a recent article he had written entitled The Disability Cliff, which was published in the journal Democracy.