2019, bringing the total expenditure for the DCPS project to over $500,000,000. However, even after 3 years of reporting on DCPS, the SSA IG concluded that given the uncertainty of the future growth of the backlog and SSA’s ongoing development velocity, we were unable to conclude whether the Agency’s release goals were reasonable. . (b) Prohibition on funding for DCPS None of the funds available to the Social Security Administration for any fiscal year may be used to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer the Disability Case Processing System or any substantially similar program unless specifically authorized by Congress.