Social Security Administration
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Agency officials say the House\'s proposed budget could mean furloughs and layoffs. Reduced funding also could slow the construction of SSA\'s new data center. Officials say the current computer center poses a high risk for outages that would impact critical operations.
February 22, 2011 -
Mike Causey discusses the last shutdown and lessons learned in case it happens again.
February 18, 2011 -
As the president calls on agencies to streamline its regulatory process, the Social Security Administration has set up an e-mail account to take ideas from the public.
February 01, 2011 -
If you want a preview of coming attractions in your own agency, check out what is happening in the giant US Postal Service. It is looking at a major cutback of administrative personnel, consolidating post offices and relocating employees, not to mention possible pay and benefit changes. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you could be next.
January 19, 2011 -
As the Nation implements recently enacted health reform legislation, our regional businesses are uniquely qualified to assist the federal government to transform Health IT. Maryland is home to HHS, NIH, FDA, NIST, SSA, and the new Cyber Security Command Center and all of these agencies work with businesses to innovate health information technology. Montgomery County\'s Barbara Ashe tells us about a way to bring the sectors together.
January 18, 2011 -
The Federal Labor Relations Authority has ruled that a guideline restricting how employees at Social Security Administration teleservice centers use annual leave violates the union\'s national agreement.
January 10, 2011 -
The Social Security Administration continues to face several IT management challenges -- none bigger than its move to a new data center.
December 28, 2010 -
Contract negotiations between SSA and AFGE won\'t be going forward without the help of a special mediator.
December 14, 2010 -
If you\'re going to touch the third rail of American politics, do it the right way. National Academy of Social Insurance\'s Virginia Reno tells us how.
November 17, 2010 -
What do federal workers and Thanksgiving turkeys have in common? Mike Causey thinks he knows and you aren\'t going to like the answer.
November 08, 2010 -
New rules will help reduce the time it takes to decide applications for disability benefits from those persons with the most severe disabilities. Commissioner Michael Astrue explains.
October 21, 2010 -
The backlog of claims by federal employees who are retiring is growing larger. OPM said it takes more than 100 days to process a claim. OPM Director John Berry said the agency is increasing the claims processing staff and looking at ways technology can improve the process.
October 20, 2010 -
The administration conducts its first set of reviews of the three-to-eight high priority goals each agency set last year. OMB is encouraging agencies to conduct their own reviews in order to keep focus on meeting the objectives. All agency performance information eventually will be made public through a new portal, Performance.gov.
October 15, 2010 -
SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue has taken extra funding, both from Congress\' annual appropriations and from the Recovery Act, and invested in staffing and technology to fight the case backlog, Government Executive reports.
October 06, 2010 -
The Social Security Administration is renewing a computer matching program with the Office of Personnel Management, the CCH website reports.
October 01, 2010