Feb 19, 2009

Baltimore Sun Notices Social Security


The Baltimore Sun has finally noticed that there are some stories at the Baltimore area's largest employer. The newspaper has a article today dealing with Michael Astrue's desire to remain as Commissioner of Social Security for his entire term, which ends in January 2013, and the Social Security portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The article quotes Astrue as saying "I'm here. I'm enjoying it ... I'm looking forward to serving President Obama."

A big issue locally is where Social Security's new National Computer Center, partially funded by ARRA, will be located. Astrue says it is impractical to build it in or adjacent to Social Security's central office campus in Woodlawn, a suburb of Baltimore. The 1,000 employees who will be working at the new National Computer Center are concerned that the National Computer Center may be up to 40 miles away from Social Security's central offices where they now work-- and the Baltimore-Washington area has some of the nation's most congested traffic.

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