Social Security Administration

• SSA staying on top of claims increase

  Commissioner Astrue tells House committee that despite the recession, the agency still plans on reducing its disability claims backlog. SSA using a combination of technology, new employees and improved processes to continue on the path to eliminate its hearings backlog by 2013. State agency furloughs, however, are causing additional challenges with the log jam of claims.

  Budget

  April 28, 2010
• OPM promotes ‘Feds Get Fit’ with recipe cookoff

  The Office of Personnel Management wants to promote a healthy lifestyle for all Federal employees. Experts say one key is paying close attention to the food we eat. Along those lines, an unusual and first-ever, cooking competition was held in the OPM Cafeteria.

  Workforce

  April 26, 2010
• Baitman wants to bring SSA into the e-business world

  Social Security CIO: potential to be an e-business is too great to pass up. April 22, 2010

  Ask the CIO

  April 21, 2010
• SSA Soon To Be Paper-Free

  Medical records, logs and patient information are still kept on paper at Social Security Administration employee health clinics. But not for long. The SSA is developing an electronic health record platform. Officials will test a…

  Technology

  October 01, 2009
• E-Verify: ready, willing and able?

  Federal contractors are about to become the first mandatory users of the E-Verify system under a soon-to-be issued federal regulation. Is E-Verify ready?

  All News

  July 24, 2009
• Ask the CHCO: Social Security Administration

  Dr. Reginald Wells Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources May 27, 2009

  Budget

  May 26, 2009
• Federal Agencies Using CONNECT

  CONNECT, a free software that unites private and public health organizations with the federal government, is proving to be a valuable tool in the world of health information technology. Several federal agencies like the DOD,…

  Defense

  May 20, 2009
• Justice joins False Claims Act suit against EMC

  Complaint filed accusing EMC Corp. of failing to disclose its commercial pricing practices during negotiation of its GSA contracts and of providing improper payments

  Defense

  March 03, 2009
• U.S. Social Security Administration

  Michael Astrue Commissioner March 2nd and 4th, 2009

  Technology

  March 02, 2009
• SSA Testing National Health Information Network

  By February 28, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will demonstrate the nationwide health information network with

  Technology

  February 18, 2009
• New Online Retirement Tool

  Retirees who want to figure out their benefits have a first-rated online service at their fingertips. The Social Security Administration recently received top accolades for its new online retirement estimator. Commissioner of Social Security Michael…

  Benefits

  November 10, 2008