Social Security no longer has a commissioner, or for that matter, even an acting commissioner. In a memo to all Social Security employees, which can be found here, Nancy Berryhill informed employees that she would no longer take the title of Social Security’s acting commissioner, after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a letter to… Read more »
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GAO: Acting Social Security Commissioner Unlawful
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) informed President Donald Trump that Social Security Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill’s service after Nov. 17, 2017 has been unlawful because the Federal Vacancies Reform Act limits the time a position can be filled by an acting official. Berryhill has served as acting commissioner since Trump was sworn into office Jan…. Read more »
GAO: Acting Social Security Commissioner Unlawful
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) informed President Donald Trump that Social Security Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill’s service after Nov. 17, 2017 has been unlawful because the Federal Vacancies Reform Act limits the time a position can be filled by an acting official. Berryhill has served as acting commissioner since Trump was sworn into office Jan…. Read more »
Cutting The Red Tape On Representative Payee Program
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would reduce the paperwork involved for some representative payees, who manage Social Security benefits on behalf of someone else. This legislation would address payees who are the family members, specifically the spouse, parent or legal guardian of someone, and would no longer be required to… Read more »
Do Social Security Employees Like Their Jobs?
Job satisfaction is something every working person strives for. No one wants to work at a job they hate going to every morning, they want just the opposite, they want to like their job and feel they are important pieces to an overall successful enterprise. Federal employees are no different. Job satisfaction is something we… Read more »
Report: More Medical Visits Does Not Equal Disability
Social Security asked the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to examine health care utilization, including in-patient hospitalizations, emergency department visits and hospital readmissions, to determine whether these medical visits equaled severity of conditions as it relates to the Social Security disability process. Big surprise, this group was unable to correlate health care utilization… Read more »
Hearing On Social Security Leadership Scheduled
Social Security has lacked a Senate-confirmed commissioner for more than five years, since Michael Astrue, whose term expired in January of 2013, left the agency. Since Astrue’s departure, Social Security has been operating with acting commissioners, first Carolyn Colvin, and current Acting Commissioner, Nancy Berryhill, who has operated in her post a little more than… Read more »
Report Shows Widows And Widowers Were Underpaid By Social Security
A report released in February of 2018, by the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, showed that the agency underpaid widows and widowers by more than $131 million because these beneficiaries were not informed that they would receive a higher benefit amount, if they delayed receiving retirement benefits until age 70…. Read more »
Keeping Track Of Your Social Security Records
We are early into 2018 and the beginning of a new year, through mid-April, always means one thing – tax time. By early February many Americans are gathering their tax documents from the previous year, and those who received Social Security benefits in 2017, should be on the lookout for form SSA-1099. This form shows… Read more »
Social Security From 2010 To 2017
Previous blog posts have reported on Social Security’s stagnate operating budget since the year 2010. Actually, info published by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities highlights this fact better than any as it recently showed how much better things were in 2010. Social Security faces increased workload with fewer resources than it did more… Read more »
