From Government Executive:
A Social Security Administration office tasked with resolving beneficiary issues brought to its attention by federal legislators has shrunk from about 50 employees to as few as three, according to an agency employee.
In addition to constituent casework, employees in SSA’s Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs provide technical assistance to lawmaker offices when developing Social Security legislation and answer questions from Capitol Hill staffers, among other legislative and regulatory responsibilities. …
[After recent cuts] OLCA was left with just three staffers, two of whom were brought over from a different office. …
SSA did move a congressional casework team to a different component and remaining OLCA staffers have been instructed to contact other offices to help with their responsibilities, according to the employee. …
[An] employee said that some OLCA staffers were asked to return, potentially increasing the number of workers in the office …
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