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The Social Security Administration works hard to make sure everyone who's eligible receives their hard earned benefits. But as the population ages and people live longer, it sometimes has trouble knowing for sure if individuals have died. Kimberly Byrd, SSA's deputy assistant inspector general for audits, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about a program of data matching with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service.
Carolyn Colvin, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about My Social Security — something the agency launched in 2013 to move more people to managing their accounts online.
Given the Washington area’s notorious gridlock getting to work intact is a challenge on a good day. After a couple of feet of snow ...
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Dec. 1 introduced a bill that would give federal retirees and Americans receiving Social Security benefits a one-time cost-of-living adjustment in 2016 equal to a 3.9 percent increase for most recipients.
Folks who retired back in the day recall a golden era: A period when they got two cost of living adjustments per year and often got inflation catch-ups that were in the double digits.
Federal benefits expert Tammy Flanagan and Philip Gardner with the Office of Personnel Management joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions about retirement planning. September 23, 2015
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources Reginald Wells of the Social Security Administration said his agency opted not to pursue a phased retirement program.
With two months to go in the COLA countdown for January 2016, it appears unlikely retirees will get any adjustment next year. The CPI-W will be announced later this month, but all indications say there won't be a COLA in January, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
The crooks are always one step ahead of us. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey provides tips so that no one robs the Social Security Administration piggy bank.
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112.…
Is congressional gridlock really a bad thing? Maybe not if you're a federal employee or retiree, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s pick to head the Social Security Administration has run into more trouble after Senate Democrats canceled a procedural vote on her nomination. Obama nominated…
This is the third year in a row that cost-of-living adjustments for federal retirees, Social Security recipients and disabled veterans will be less than 2 percent.
NARFE Legislative Director Jessica Klement will give us an update on pending legislation affecting federal workers and retirees. April 2, 2014