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SSA budget constraints prompt reorganization
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.
Tags: SSA , budget , management , technology , people , Ruben Gomez
"Sheer panic" spurs growth at SSA
A review of the Social Security Administrations' budget may hold some solutions for your agency. Michael Astrue is the Commissioner of Social Security
Tags: In Depth , budget , Social Security Administration ,
SSA getting caught up in budget unrest
AFGE plans to protest on Wednesday the possible spending cuts to the Social Security Administration in more than 20 states. SSA Commission Astrue tried to alleviate spending concerns with an e-mail to employees. Meanwhile, SSA and AFGE are negotiating a new contract.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , SSA , AFGE , union contract , Witold Skwierczynski , government shutdown , House Ways and Means Committee , continuing resolution , Jason Miller
SSA speeds up the fast-track process
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.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , SSA , Fast Track , Jamie Blanco
Thinking small: SSA finds solutions to backlog of cases
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.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , SSA , management , backlog , recession
SSA takes state furloughs to Congress
The Social Security Administration organizes and funds state disability programs, yet states have begun furloughs of these employees. SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue discusses what is behind this trend and why his agency is proposing a law to stop it.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , SSA , furlough , Meg Beasley
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.
Tags: management , technology , Bob Filner , Linda Sanchez , Patrick O'Carroll , SSA , GAO , House Ways and Means Committee , Disability benefits , claims processing
John Berry and Michael Astrue
Tags: John Berry , OPM , Office of Personnel Management , VDOT , MDOT , DCOT , SSA , Social Security Administration , SSI , CBO
Social Security drug benefit up, with a twist
In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn't enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using '60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize "the twist" in the Medicare drug program.
Tags: SSA , Chubby Checker , best practices , mngt
Social Security Administration focuses on maximizing talent
Tags: P&B , hiring , best practices , disbility , AccessAbility ,
