Social Security News

At this writing, it is certainly looking as if Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States and that Democrats will have lar...

Andrew Biggs, formerly the Deputy Commissioner of Social Security (on a recess appointment, after the Senate refused to consider his nominat...

Barack Obama's website says that if elected he intends to create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment and Soc...

I had earlier commented that Michael Astrue's letter to state election officials about possible excessive use of Social Security's d...

First, Social Security was unwilling to keep its database open over the Columbus Day weekend to help voter registration efforts. Now this p...

From WFSB in Hartford, CT: The Social Security Administration’s plan to just down its online systems could hinder 40 states in verifying v...

A press release from Social Security: For over fifteen years the Social Security Administration has scheduled a shutdown of its National Co...

Roll Call is reporting on the voter registration problems that may be caused by Social Security's scheduled computer shutdown over the ...

I had posted yesterday about Senator Feinstein's letter about the voter registration problems that will be caused if Social Security shu...

Social Security is planning to take its Social Security number database offline for routine maintenance from October 10 to 13. This is a mat...

I recently posted an Obama ad criticizing John McCain on Social Security. I have not seen any corresponding McCain ad. Here are some McCain...

Some excerpts from a blueprint for change in the bureaucracy issued by the Obama for President campaign: Move Workers from Bloated Bureaucr...

From Jobs for America: The McCain Economic Plan , put out by John McCain's campaign: Comprehensive Spending Controls : John McCain will ...

From the Associated Press : Democrat Barack Obama told seniors Sunday that Republican John McCain would threaten the Social Security th...

Josh Marshall writing for The Hill : Even if President Bush and his Republican allies wanted to forget about Social Security privatization a...

From the Drudge Retort (this is the anti-Drudge site): Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike ...

Until his recent resignation, Andrew Biggs held a recess appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Social Security. The Senate had refused to co...

Council 220 of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 25,000 Social Security employees, has endorsed Barack Obama...