tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post4529680827921763254..comments2024-03-29T11:14:10.488-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Astrue At ALJ ConferenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-42463651414957853772007-07-26T06:40:00.000-04:002007-07-26T06:40:00.000-04:00With regard to the senior attorney program, it is ...With regard to the senior attorney program, it is unclear whether the Commissioner plans to increase the number of senior attorneys for this or just use the ones already in place. If only the current senior attorneys are used, it will make very little difference to the backlog. The regulation under examination by OMB is considered by both OMB and SSA to have no economic impact. To me that makes it seem likely he will just be using the current senior attorney staff. I hope I am wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com