Tag: social security

January 21, 2022

The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it had reached agreements with all of its federal employee unions to begin bringing workers back to agency worksites with a target date of March 30, after making several key concessions to labor […]

August 26, 2021

A group of Republican lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office to weigh in on the authorities and term of the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, who was put in place after President Joe Biden ousted top Trump-appointed SSA […]

July 9, 2021

President Joe Biden ousted top leadership at the Social Security Agency on Friday, July 9, after months of pressure to do so from unions at the agency and various Democrats in Congress. Kilolo Kijakazi, the agency’s deputy commissioner for retirement […]

October 21, 2020

A bill introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and John Larson (D-Conn.) seeks to increase the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to 3%, up from the 1.3% announced by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The Social Security adjustment also applies […]

May 24, 2019

An updated credentialing policy from the White House aims to make PIV cards interoperable across agencies and tap federal identifiers like Social Security numbers to secure digital transactions. Read More on FCW

January 2, 2019

Since April, the government has been rolling out new Medicare cards to almost 60 million seniors enrolled in the program. The year-long effort seems to be going well, helped in part by a government marketing effort to get the word […]

January 8, 2018

Deciding when to start receiving your retirement benefits from Social Security is a decision that only you can make, and you should make that decision with as much information as possible. There are a lot of important questions to answer. […]

October 13, 2017

Retirees spent on average more than a third of their Social Security benefits on out-of-pocket medical costs in 2014, according to a recent study. Even after factoring in other sources of income, medical spending still took a substantial 18 percent […]

September 25, 2017

At Social Security, protecting your personal information is more important than ever. We continue to evaluate and improve our robust cyber-security program to safeguard your information. The thing is, we can’t do it alone. You can help us secure your […]

April 17, 2017

My last post discussed how to set up a my Social Security account. Now, we need to discuss why you want to set up an account. Let’s divide the conversation into two different parts. For simplicity sake, let’s call them […]

March 20, 2017

Now that you are receiving monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income payments, you might have to show someone how much you receive. You might want to get a loan from a bank or credit union. Legal aide may be available […]

December 20, 2016

While the strains of “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” fill your neighborhood, you might be worrying that the winter wonderland outside could impact your trip to the Social Security Office. Much of your Social Security business can be done […]

October 19, 2016

Social Security is with you through life’s journey. Social Security provides benefits at some of the most crucial intersections in life: at retirement, when a loved one dies and when someone becomes disabled. Social Security delivers monthly benefits that help […]

October 17, 2016

As you approach retirement age and begin to plan your retirement and study Social Security, you may read or hear words you have never heard before. The language used to describe Social Security benefits contains some very specific terms along […]

October 3, 2016

Many Social Security services are available online at https://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices/ . You can file for benefits, appeal a disability decision, set up a my Social Security account, find out if you qualify for benefits, estimate future benefits, get a benefit verification […]

September 27, 2016

Everyone knows that if you have a digital dilemma, you should find a tech savvy kid to resolve it. Sometimes it seems these kids were born digitally connected, but they were the first generation to grow up immersed in technology.  […]

July 12, 2016

Establishing your online my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/ allows immediate access to a growing number of services. You choose a personal username and password when creating your account. For security reasons, your password is valid for 6 months. If […]

July 11, 2016

The Social Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a national warning about an email phishing scheme late last week. The phishing attempt states that a problem might exist with the target person’s Social Security number (SSN) record and […]