This is critical because EVerity relies on the Social Security Administrations data and systems to verify the citizenship and Social Security numbers of all newlyhired individuals for their eligibility to work. According to the GAO. 100 percent of EVerity queries are first checked against the SSA database. When there are data mismatches. workers are instructed to contact SSA and must visit an SSA field office in order to resolve the discrepancy. As EVerity grows. so does SSAs workload. DHS is responsible for funding SSAs costs related to EVerify. using the Social Security Trust Fund for EVerify is against federal law. In prior years. DHSs reimbursements to SSA have been either delayed or not forthcoming at all.