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Performance and Accountability Report
Fiscal Year 2003
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Table of Contents Page
Message from the Board Members [339KB, pages 1-8] 1
Summary of Financial Highlights 7
Management's Discussion and Analysis [1434KB, pages 9-28] 9
   Overview of the Railroad Retirement Board 11
          Mission 11
          Major Program Areas 11
                 Railroad Retirement Act 12
                 Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act 13
          RRB Organizational Structure   14
          Strategic Goals and Objectives 17
          Reporting Components 18
          Summary Results of Annual Audit 19
          Significant Events 20
                Comparison of Net Cost of Operations and Financing Sources 20
                Railroad Retirement Investments 24
                Transfers to the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust 26
                Efficiency of Operations 27
                Financial Indicators 28
                Accounts Receivable - Non-Federal 28
          Future Plans/Objectives [625KB, pages 29-54] 29
                  Summary of Actuarial Forecast 29
                  Continued Coordination with the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust 30
                  Government-wide e‑Payroll Initiative 31
                  Major Automation Initiatives 31
                  Continued Program Integrity Efforts and Results 32
                  Action on Material Weaknesses 33
                  Progress in Implementing the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 33
                  Program Improvements 37
          Statement of Assurance 38
          Program, Operations, and Financial Performance and Results 40
Performance Section - Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Report [726KB, pages 55-78] 55
Financial Section [172KB, pages 79-88] 79
   Message from the Chief Financial Officer 81
    Financial  Statements 83
         Consolidated Balance Sheet 83
         Consolidated Statement of Net Cost 84
         Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Position 85
         Combined Statement of Budgetary Resources 86
         Consolidated Statement of Financing 87
         Statement of Custodial Activity 88
   Notes to the Financial Statements [614KB, pages 89-102] 89
   Required Supplementary Stewardship Information: Social Insurance [1585KB, pages 103-118] 103
         Statement of Social Insurance 103
         Footnotes to the Statement of Social Insurance 104
         Program Financing 105
         Benefits 106
         Recent Developments 106
         Program Finances and Sustainability 106
         Railroad Retirement Assumptions 114
   Required Supplementary Information 115
         Intragovernmental Activity and Balances 115
        Disaggregate of Program Costs (Consolidated Schedule of Salaries and Expenses and Benefit Payments) 116
        Disaggregate of Budgetary Resources 118
   Auditor's Reports [1441KB, pages 119-130] 119
   Inspector General's Statement on Management and Performance Challenges 125
   Management's Comments in Brief 128
Other Accompanying Information [91KB, pages 131-140] 131
   President's Management Agenda 133
        Strategic Management of Human Capital 133
        Competitive Sourcing 134
        Improved Financial Performance 135
        Expanded Electronic Government 135
        Budget and Performance Integration 137
   Management Control Review Program 138
   Summary of Audit Follow‑up Statistics 139
Appendices [79KB, pages 141-147] 141
Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations 143
   RRB Board Members, Inspector General, and Executive Committee 145


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