During the fact-finding session the members met with Stephen Goss and Alice Wade for a briefing on the 2011 report of the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds.At lunch, SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue and Deputy Commissioner Glenn Sklar discussed activities of the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, including administrative law judge issues. The Commissioner also talked about SSA’s budget and the consequences of this year’s cuts on staffing, workloads, and stewardship activities. Throughout the day the Board met briefly in executive sessions and discussed future Board projects, potential topics and guests for upcoming Board meetings, and papers that are currently in progress.