A draft summary of the Conference Report on the economic stimulus bill circulating among Democrats shows $1 billion for Social Security, with it being equally split between the national computer center and the Limitation on Administrative Expenditures or LAE (which is the technical name for Social Security's operating budget), but is is unclear how that could be spent.
It appears to say that $400 million is for the National Computer Center and $ 500 million is for Information Technology. Where that leaves the backlogs is anybody's guess. Maybe it will all go into the "robot CR's" that are being piloted in some FO's.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how many times I have to say it before it sinks into the head of some people. If the so call stimulus bill is for the economy and jobs, there shouldn't any money in there for SSA backlogs and probably 2/3 of what is in the bill.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't know how many times we have to point out to you, dear heart, that spending is stimulus, and stimulus is what the economy desperately needs. Hiring more people to do "backlog reduction" work stimulates the economy. Now, you don't like that particular type of "hiring/stimulus," we understand, but the fact you don't like it doesn't mean it ain't stimulus.
ReplyDelete$500 million for replacement of the National Computer Center and the information technology costs associated with the Center.
ReplyDelete$500 million for processing disability and retirement workloads, including information technology acquisitions and research of which $40 million may be used for Health IT.
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