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Tammy Flanagan is the senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Philip Wolgrin is an immigration policy analyst at The Center for American Progress.
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.
The Social Security Administration\'s process for citizens to file claims can create just as much wasteful spending as intentional fraud.
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.
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.
For every two vacancies in the Air Force civilian ranks, only one person will be hired.
A review of the Social Security Administrations\' budget may hold some solutions for your agency. Michael Astrue is the Commissioner of Social Security
The chairman of the subcommittee on federal financial management said legislation may be needed to ensure agency accounting procedures are focusing on stopping improper payments. He said progress across the government is good, but more tools are necessary. OMB is testing the Do Not Pay List and plans to launch the full portal in 2012.