Social Security Administration
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Commissioner Martin O'Malley wants top managers in 4 days a week, but it gets looser the farther out you go
February 01, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The cybersecurity threat from Chinese infiltrators continues to grow, according to an outgoing Army general. The Department of Veterans Affairs got more than 46,000 homeless veterans into permanent housing last year. And employees at Social Security headquarters are ordered to increase in-person work, starting in April.
January 31, 2024 -
Lawmakers are also investigating whether the SSA IG inappropriately referred the DHS IG to an outside law firm.
January 25, 2024 -
The $20 billion supplemental funding request for SSA over the next 10 years would be crucial to reach the quality of services that the public expects, the American Federation of Government Employees said.
January 11, 2024 -
Measuring federal office space utilization is incredibly complicated — and it has been that way for quite some time.
December 04, 2023 -
The Social Security Administration is renaming the Office of Systems to the Office of the CIO as part of its effort to push for more innovation and modernization.
December 01, 2023 -
Left unsatisfied with the telework data available from agencies, lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed harder on a handful of federal leaders this week.
November 30, 2023 -
A reduced cost-of-living adjustment, or “diet COLA,” for FERS retirees can create a much larger difference in retirement savings over time.
October 20, 2023 -
The Social Security Administration overpaid about 2 million beneficiaries over the past two years, and is telling lawmakers that more staffing is needed to reduce improper payments.
October 18, 2023 -
Andre Mendes, the chief information officer at the Department of Commerce, was one of several agency technology executives pushing for more consistency around cyber metrics under the FITARA scorecard.
October 02, 2023 -
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is on the Government Accountability Office's High Risk List. It is there primarily because of its long-term fiscal uncertainty and questions about whether, in the long run, it can pay the benefits it owes retired Americans. But SSA also has an other internal management problem, stemming from its Office of Inspector General.
August 15, 2023 -
After launching in May, the Office of Transformation at the Social Security Administration is taking a data-driven, proactive approach to try to improve customer experience.
August 07, 2023 -
President Joe Biden has nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the Social Security Administration. If confirmed, O'Malley would run one of the biggest social programs in the nation and grapple with the surrounding uncertainty over its funding. Roughly 70 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. O’Malley served as Maryland’s governor from 2007 to 2015 and was Baltimore mayor for two terms. O'Malley was a Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 but has ruled out running again. Biden on Wednesday said O’Malley “has spent his career making government more accessible and transparent, while keeping the American people at the heart of his work.”
July 26, 2023 -
The push and pull over how much feds should return to the office seems headed to a grudging settlement.
July 20, 2023 -
The updated collective bargaining agreement between the Social Security Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees will cement official time, a mentorship program, child and elder care benefits and more for another six years.
July 19, 2023