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Social Security Administration workers rally over staffing shortage
Last week, union leaders held a town hall asking Congress to approve $16.5 billion in “emergency funding” to support the agency.
The outlook for federal telework in a post-pandemic world
Some feds may get to keep the telework flexibility granted to them during COVID, while others may be deemed 'non-portable' in normal operations.
By Jessie Bur
Behind the turnaround to get leave for hurricane-impacted feds
Some Social Security Administration employees were told to virtually report to work just hours after Hurricane Laura had passed, though the agency quickly changes course to offer them leave.
By Jessie Bur
Federal mediator puts the brakes on Social Security telework cuts
The Social Security Administration will have to allow some employees to continue their previous telework arrangements, the Federal Service Impasse Panel determined.
By Jessie Bur
Deeper challenges lurk under SSA’s plan to remove telework
The Social Security Administration is cutting telework for operations staff, but that change is part of a larger pivot in addressing longstanding challenges.
By Jessie Bur
Labor authority finds evidence that SSA intimidated union reps
The Social Security Administration will have to contend with allegations of intimidation brought by its administrative law judge union.
By Jessie Bur
Union takes on Trump executive orders through an agency lawsuit
The lawsuit targets the orders based on one agency's interpretation and the Federal Service Impasses Panel's subsequent interpretation of their requirements.
By Jessie Bur
Senate Democrats chastise Social Security for union treatment
Negotiations between the Social Security Administration and the Association of Administrative Law Judges reached an impasse in early July and have now caught congressional attention.
By Jessie Bur
Social Security Administration reaches impasse in union negotiations
The Social Security Administration's failure to reach an agreement with the Association of Administrative Law Judges is the most recent example of the Trump administration's contentious relationship with federal employee unions.
By Jessie Bur
Social Security Administration subcontractors fight to get paid
Verbatim hearing reporters for Social Security Administration hearings are missing payments after the agency changed its contracting format.
By Jessie Bur
Social Security agency needs to empower IT leadership more
Chief information officer authorities still need to be improved at the Social Security Administration, according to a watchdog report.
By Jessie Bur