Social Security Administration
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Senior leadership at the Social Security Administration will return to the office starting Dec. 1. The rest of the workforce will begin returning to their SSA offices starting Jan. 3. Telework will remain for many employees, at least during an initial six-month evaluation period, according to the SSA reentry plan.
November 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A federal appeals court is fast-tracking a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate for large, private employers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are headed toward IT modernization. The Secretary of State has named two top diplomats to lead efforts to deal with Havana Syndrome.
November 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Republicans is joining in the calls for federal employees to return their offices.
November 04, 2021 -
The emergency paid leave program, which Congress created through the American Rescue Plan, ended last month, but the Office of Personnel Management will continue to reimburse agencies through the end of fiscal 2022.
October 25, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has spent more of its contracting budget on small businesses in recent years, but those dollars are going to a shrinking pool of companies.
October 19, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the spat between the Social Security Administration's inspector general office and a federal employee group continues.
October 18, 2021 -
Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022
October 13, 2021 -
Collins, who recently left after four years as the chief information security officer at the Social Security Administration, said one of his biggest accomplishments was hiring or retraining two dozen information system security officers (ISSOs) to work directly with the mission areas.
October 11, 2021 -
GAO looked at agencies' system security plans, the results of security control assessments, remedial action plans and whether or not they followed NIST cybersecurity guidance.
October 11, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, ten House Republicans want to know why more federal employees aren't working in person.
September 22, 2021 -
Crucial digital approaches to customer experience won't completely displace the good, old-fashioned telephone call.
August 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is determining what it should do with billions intended for the Afghan armed forces.
August 25, 2021 -
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the latest agency grades on progress around IT modernization goals.
July 28, 2021 -
Some organizations are tentatively eyeing fall agency reentry dates for their employees, but they face pressure from some members of Congress, who want to see the workforce back in-person sooner.
July 23, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Democrats have an idea of what the Social Security Administration should look like whenever the pandemic ends.
July 19, 2021