Charles T. Hall
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But they made this way more stressful than they needed to by not sending out agency guidance until Sunday, then the guidance they did send was so convoluted and confusing nobody knew what it meant. So we had to have 3 meetings just to figure out what the guidance meant. Like. Why? Oh right. Trauma 😒
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
But they made this way more stressful than they needed to by not sending out agency guidance until Sunday, then the guidance they did send was so convoluted and confusing nobody knew what it meant. So we had to have 3 meetings just to figure out what the guidance meant. Like. Why? Oh right. Trauma 😒
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Basically if it isn’t urgent I wouldn’t try to get your SSA business done those days. I know my FO will be empty except for my poor manager who has to be here regardless. But the days were legit voluntary and if we didn’t volunteer we get those days off.
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Basically if it isn’t urgent I wouldn’t try to get your SSA business done those days. I know my FO will be empty except for my poor manager who has to be here regardless. But the days were legit voluntary and if we didn’t volunteer we get those days off.
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Ok so it took till 4:15pm and 3 unscheduled mgmt meetings but we finally got clarification on if we are working the 24th and 26th. TLDR: a manager is required to be onsite from 9-1 both days. If anybody volunteers to work they get holiday pay. If nobody volunteers the manager will be here alone. 😒
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ok so it took till 4:15pm and 3 unscheduled mgmt meetings but we finally got clarification on if we are working the 24th and 26th. TLDR: a manager is required to be onsite from 9-1 both days. If anybody volunteers to work they get holiday pay. If nobody volunteers the manager will be here alone. 😒
Big surprise. SSA OIG says agency phone answering stats are completely legit. Of course, anyone at OIG even thinking of being critical would have been fired immediately.
oig.ssa.gov
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Big surprise. SSA OIG says agency phone answering stats are completely legit. Of course, anyone at OIG even thinking of being critical would have been fired immediately.
Social Security field offices and TSCs staying open on 12/24 and 12/26.
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Social Security field offices and TSCs staying open on 12/24 and 12/26.
30+ day wait for in office appointments at Social Security field office.
Long waits for appointments at social security district office persist, but recipients report faster service once appointment made
Getting an appointment at Champaign’s social security district office continues to take 30 days or more, but some recipients report that once they are at the office their needs are processed quickl…
cu-citizenaccess.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
30+ day wait for in office appointments at Social Security field office.
The National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare is blaming changes made during the Trump Administration for SSA’s data systems crash last Wednesday.
Latest Social Security Website Crash a Symptom of Trump/DOGE Mismanagement - NCPSSM
Seniors trying to access their earned benefit information hit a snag when the Social Security Administration's (SSA) website crashed on Wednesday morning. These sorts of incidents have unfortunately b...
www.ncpssm.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare is blaming changes made during the Trump Administration for SSA’s data systems crash last Wednesday.
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Federal employees will get paid time off on Dec 24 and Dec 26, giving many a five-day holiday break around Christmas this year. Agency heads can still require work for national security defense or other public needs. via Sean Michael Newhouse buff.ly/YqPcxIF #FederalEmployees #FederalHolidays
Feds will have Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 off
Federal employees will now have a five-day weekend, beginning on Christmas Eve.
www.govexec.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Federal employees will get paid time off on Dec 24 and Dec 26, giving many a five-day holiday break around Christmas this year. Agency heads can still require work for national security defense or other public needs. via Sean Michael Newhouse buff.ly/YqPcxIF #FederalEmployees #FederalHolidays
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🚨🚨🚨SSA is facing nationwide systems issues!!!!! Some stuff we can do and a lot of stuff we can’t!!!! Please be patient with us if you call or visit us today!!!!! If your business isn’t urgent, consider calling or visiting another day!!!!!! 🫠🫠🫠
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨🚨🚨SSA is facing nationwide systems issues!!!!! Some stuff we can do and a lot of stuff we can’t!!!! Please be patient with us if you call or visit us today!!!!! If your business isn’t urgent, consider calling or visiting another day!!!!!! 🫠🫠🫠
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In a series of interviews published in Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.
Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In a series of interviews published in Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files.
$1.3 million Social Security scam in PA.
www.wgal.com/article/penn...
www.wgal.com/article/penn...
$1.3 MILLION SCAM | Social security imposter swindles two 78-year-olds to purchase gold, police say
Investigators said a scammer posing as a Social Security Administration employee convinced two 78-year-olds that their Social Security numbers were compromised. Police said the imposter then stole $1....
www.wgal.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
$1.3 million Social Security scam in PA.
www.wgal.com/article/penn...
www.wgal.com/article/penn...
Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano seems a little obsessed with his predecessor, Martin O’Malley.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-am...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-am...
Trump is keeping his promise on Social Security
The Trump administration is resolute in the mission to protect and preserve Social Security for generations to come.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano seems a little obsessed with his predecessor, Martin O’Malley.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-am...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-am...
Attorneys who represent Social Security disability claimants may find the recent decision of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Hultz v. Bisignano dealing with fibromyalgia in particular and subjective symptoms in general of interest.
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
www.ca4.uscourts.gov
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Attorneys who represent Social Security disability claimants may find the recent decision of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Hultz v. Bisignano dealing with fibromyalgia in particular and subjective symptoms in general of interest.
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/232...
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A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
New requirement for verification of immigration status for SSI recipients:
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secure.ssa.gov/apps10/refer...
PolicyNet/Instructions Updates/EM-25067: Mandatory Verification of Immigration Status for Noncitizen Title XVI Applications, Status Changes and Redeterminations Using SAVE – Instructions Will Follow S...
EM-25067 - Mandatory Verification of Immigration Status for Noncitizen Title XVI Applications, Status Changes and Redeterminations Using SAVE – Instructions Will Follow Shortly - 12/11/2025
secure.ssa.gov
December 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New requirement for verification of immigration status for SSI recipients:
secure.ssa.gov/apps10/refer...
secure.ssa.gov/apps10/refer...
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“Scrapping the cap” is a popular, effective way to fix Social Security’s funding gap. 🙅🧢 FTW
Nearly 3/4 of Social Security’s projected long-term shortfall would be eliminated if the cap were eliminated without increasing benefits.
Will the mega-moneyed go for it? The answer’s not what you think
Nearly 3/4 of Social Security’s projected long-term shortfall would be eliminated if the cap were eliminated without increasing benefits.
Will the mega-moneyed go for it? The answer’s not what you think
Should high earners support scrapping Social Security’s cap on taxable earnings?
Earnings above a cap aren’t subject to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security. As a result, billionaires pay the same tax as someone earning $176,100 in 2025 (the cap is indexed to the average wa...
www.epi.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Scrapping the cap” is a popular, effective way to fix Social Security’s funding gap. 🙅🧢 FTW
Nearly 3/4 of Social Security’s projected long-term shortfall would be eliminated if the cap were eliminated without increasing benefits.
Will the mega-moneyed go for it? The answer’s not what you think
Nearly 3/4 of Social Security’s projected long-term shortfall would be eliminated if the cap were eliminated without increasing benefits.
Will the mega-moneyed go for it? The answer’s not what you think
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In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration’s Legally Dubious Misuse of Social Security Data Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters
Friday, December 12 is the deadline for public comments on a policy the Trump Administration secretly adopted in May, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) access to personal data from the....
www.cbpp.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.
www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk forced out 7,000 of the public servants who make Social Security work.
Americans are paying the price.
Americans are paying the price.
A man mistakenly declared dead lost his insurance. How federal cuts could make fixes harder
A Maryland man lost his health insurance after the government mistakenly declared him dead, his family told the News4 I-Team. To pay for the dialysis he needed to live, his wife says she spent thousan...
www.nbcwashington.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk forced out 7,000 of the public servants who make Social Security work.
Americans are paying the price.
Americans are paying the price.
Man arrested for threatening to blow up NY Social Security field office.
www.wwnytv.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/12/04/p...
Police: man threatened to blow up Watertown’s Social Security office
A Watertown man is accused of threatening to blow up a government office in the city.
www.wwnytv.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Man arrested for threatening to blow up NY Social Security field office.
www.wwnytv.com/2025/12/04/p...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/12/04/p...
Trump likes the idea of Australia’s defined contribution retirement program instead of U.S.’s defined benefits plan. Defined contribution=employee risk and vast profits for Wall Street, som what’s not to like for Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/e...
Trump said he’s looking into an Australian-style retirement program for America. Here’s how it works | CNN Business
The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system.
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Trump likes the idea of Australia’s defined contribution retirement program instead of U.S.’s defined benefits plan. Defined contribution=employee risk and vast profits for Wall Street, som what’s not to like for Trump.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/e...
Social Security plans will leave many with no practical path to obtain the service they need to get on benefits or stay on them.
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
Social Security Administration’s digital wall will deny access to beneficiaries | Biometric Update
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is remaking itself around a digital identity system that tens of millions of its beneficiaries cannot use.
www.biometricupdate.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Social Security plans will leave many with no practical path to obtain the service they need to get on benefits or stay on them.
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
Social Security plans will leave many with no practical path to obtain the service they need to get on benefits or stay on them.
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
Social Security Administration’s digital wall will deny access to beneficiaries | Biometric Update
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is remaking itself around a digital identity system that tens of millions of its beneficiaries cannot use.
www.biometricupdate.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Social Security plans will leave many with no practical path to obtain the service they need to get on benefits or stay on them.
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
www.biometricupdate.com/202512/socia...
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This article is 1000% correct. We can’t actually achieve any of these goals without more staff. Friendly reminder that the last time we had this few staff it was 1967. We served 480 claimants per staff then. Now we have to serve 1800 per staff. This is not sustainable or even achievable. Period.
Social Security wants about 15 million fewer visits in its field offices
The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees.
www.nextgov.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This article is 1000% correct. We can’t actually achieve any of these goals without more staff. Friendly reminder that the last time we had this few staff it was 1967. We served 480 claimants per staff then. Now we have to serve 1800 per staff. This is not sustainable or even achievable. Period.
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The Social Security Admin hopes to cut the number of people visiting its offices by half--15 million people--during this fiscal year, which began two months ago.
That's because they undermined in-person service by rapidly pushing out thousands of staff, creating huge pressure on local offices.
That's because they undermined in-person service by rapidly pushing out thousands of staff, creating huge pressure on local offices.
NEW: The Social Security Administration wants to halve the number of people that go to its field offices this fiscal year as it pushes people to interact with the agency online.
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...
Social Security wants about 15 million fewer visits in its field offices
The new goal to cut the number of field office visits comes as the agency’s frontline locations have lost thousands of employees.
www.nextgov.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Social Security Admin hopes to cut the number of people visiting its offices by half--15 million people--during this fiscal year, which began two months ago.
That's because they undermined in-person service by rapidly pushing out thousands of staff, creating huge pressure on local offices.
That's because they undermined in-person service by rapidly pushing out thousands of staff, creating huge pressure on local offices.