tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post4421513928596458790..comments2024-03-28T17:37:12.608-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Disability Claim Filings Reduced But Backlogs Persist Because Of Decreased StaffingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-4226559408967301272014-05-05T09:27:07.926-04:002014-05-05T09:27:07.926-04:00He did. But the gravy train has ended. ODAR as a...He did. But the gravy train has ended. ODAR as a whole is getting a few hundred hires this FY (aside from critical positions) and the majority of those are going to be for that new writer/puller center at HQ. The field is finally getting its due, though much of that money is tied to CDRs and other "catch the fraud" measures imposed by Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-65829631160635309132014-05-04T23:20:11.001-04:002014-05-04T23:20:11.001-04:00Didn't Astrue shift significant resources away...Didn't Astrue shift significant resources away from FOs and DDSs and funnel it money into ODAR, which has been and continues to be relatively flush with cash compared to the FOs and DDSs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-44396158421184369072014-05-02T12:33:00.562-04:002014-05-02T12:33:00.562-04:00Doesn't the fact that disability filings are s...Doesn't the fact that disability filings are slowing when not even half of baby boomers are too old to get DIB (as opposed to being forced to take RIB) poke holes in your argument that the overwhelming majority of the recent spike in claims was due to boomers entering disability prone years?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com