Social Security Administration
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Every agency issued updated open government plans, updating progress and detailing new initiatives for the next two years. NASA will change the way it designs and builds its websites. SSA will focus on health IT and putting services online.
April 09, 2012 -
Nearly two years of negotiating has led to a stalemate between the Social Security Administration and its largest union, the American Federation of Government Employees. The protracted dispute mars the Obama administration\'s otherwise productive attempts to collaborate formally with federal unions.
November 08, 2011 -
Benefits expert John Elliott joins Your Turn with Mike Causey with advice for federal employees after pre-retirement preparation.
November 02, 2011 -
Would you take a buyout if the boss offered you one? You might want to decide now because if and when an offer comes, it won\'t be on the table very long, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 25, 2011 -
Tammy Flanagan is the senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning.
October 21, 2011 -
The annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is based on a measure of inflation that Congress adopted in the 1970s. Since then, it has resulted in annual increases averaging 4.2 percent.
October 18, 2011 -
A memo from federal CIO Steven VanRoekel requires agencies to begin accepting usernames and passwords from commercial companies such as Verisign or Google. This is the second time the government has tried to accept commercial credentials. Experts say this time agencies and industry are better prepared to be successful.
October 14, 2011 -
A Social Security Administration employee was robbed and shot on his lunch break Monday near the Woodlawn, Md. headquarters of the agency, Federal News Radio’s sister station WTOP reports. The campus was locked down after…
October 03, 2011 -
Frank Baitman will resign as CIO from the agency in August. His decision comes a few weeks after agency commissioner reorganized the agency\'s IT functions. OPM\'s Bill Zielinski also is returning to SSA to be the San Francisco regional commissioner.
July 18, 2011 -
Will you still receive a social security check if the government doesn\'t raise the debt ceiling? You won\'t be getting an answer from the Social Security Administration.
July 15, 2011 -
Philip Wolgrin is an immigration policy analyst at The Center for American Progress.
July 13, 2011 -
A number of functions will move out of the Social Security Administration\'s (SSA) Office of the Chief Information Officer, according to an email obtained by Federal News Radio. SSA is looking for ways to address funding reductions in its 2011 budget.
June 27, 2011 -
The Social Security Administration\'s process for citizens to file claims can create just as much wasteful spending as intentional fraud.
June 15, 2011 -
Find out what changes The Social Security Administration needs to make to one of its programs. Daniel Bertoni is the director of education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues at GAO.
June 09, 2011 -
Get a better picture of how other agencies are handling hiring reform. Dr. Reginald Wells is the Chief human capital officer at the Social Security Administration.
June 09, 2011