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Congressional Hearing Highlights Social Security Customer Service Crisis

Government representatives and advocates presented a unified front before…

Senators Request Update on SSA Services and Processes

Members of both the Senate Finance and Aging Committees are the latest ...

Senate Confirms Andrew Saul as Commissioner of Social Security

For the first time in more than six years, the Social Security Administrat…

SSA Receives Reduced Budget In FY 2019

The Social Security Administration can expect reduced administrative fundi…

SSA Commissioner Nominee Completes Senate Hearing

The Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, to consider…

Senate Sets Oct. 2 Hearing For SSA Commissioner Nominee

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance has scheduled a hearing on the nomina…

Congressional Hearing Addresses Proposed Changes to Appeal Process

The Social Security Administration’s plan to reinstate the reconsideration…

Hearing: SSA Changes to Disability Appeal Process

The Social Security disability appeals process will come under scrutiny wi…

Trump To Nominate Andrew Saul For SSA Commissioner

The White House has issued a press release announcing President Trump’s pl…

SSA Gets Budget Increase, Funding To Address Backlog

The Senate and U.S. House of Representatives approved an increase of $480…

Congressional Hearing Focuses On Need For Senate-Confirmed SSA Commissioner

The Social Security Administration has another milestone to set it apart f…

Congressional Hearing: SSA Continues To Struggle With Backlog

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has developed more than a dozen n…