Sep 24, 2026

Office Openings On Holidays?

      From Govly:

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is implementing significant changes to workforce scheduling and holiday staffing policies to address operational backlogs and staffing shortages. These changes include offering overtime work on federal holidays with telework options, testing office openings on holidays with holiday pay incentives, and reportedly eliminating credit hours in favor of fixed shifts. These adjustments reflect SSA's efforts to improve operational efficiency amid ongoing workforce challenges and reduced staffing levels.SSA's holiday overtime offerings and potential holiday office openings signal increased demand for flexible staffing solutions and may affect contract labor planning and telework arrangements. …

  • The elimination of credit hours and move to fixed shifts at SSA could impact contractor workforce management, requiring adjustments to labor scheduling and compliance with new agency policies.
  • Procurement professionals should monitor these evolving workforce policies as they may influence contract performance metrics, labor cost structures, and staffing requirements for SSA and related federal agencies.
  • The CECOM pilot program suggests potential future shifts in federal workforce scheduling practices that contractors supporting DoD components should consider in operational planning. …

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Let me break this down. If you reinstate maximum telework, all your production concerns are greatly alleviated if not solved. Look at OHO and its ALJs. If you add overtime, same thing. Now if you eliminate credit hours or flexibility, production will go down significantly. It’s not that hard.