From a
press release issued by the Social Security Subcommittee scheduling a hearing for 9:30 on Friday, April 26:
As the nation ages, the SSA will continue to face unprecedented service
delivery demands even as it moves to automate many of its core
functions. With Congress and the President agreeing on nearly static
annual SSA budgets for the last three years, along with tight budgetary
caps for future federal agency spending, the SSA has reached a crossroad
in terms of how it will continue to deliver services to the public in a
constrained fiscal environment.
In response, the SSA is already operating under a self-imposed hiring
freeze for the last 2.5 years and has reduced the hours its offices are
open to the public. At the same time, the agency has significantly
increased online services, where today 45 percent of retirement
applications and 33 percent of disability applications are being filed
on line. ...
The SSA will be led by a new Commissioner once the President chooses his
nominee and the Senate completes its confirmation process. ...
The hearing will focus on the challenges facing the next Commissioner,
including those related to service delivery capacity, human capital
management, strategic planning, information technology, physical
infrastructure and the agency’s ability to effectively administer Social
Security programs.
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