The last time that the order of succession at Social Security was changed was April 17, 2006, which was before a change of Commissioner, but the change did not come until nine months later when Jo Anne Barnhart's term as Commissioner of Social Security ended. It seems unlikely that those two events were linked.
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ReplyDeleteIt's part of OMB's transition planning process.