Jun 9, 2026

Staffing Cuts

     From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

Trump Administration Cuts to Social Security Staffing, January 2025 to April 2026
 Overall SSA Staffing LossesLoss of Select Customer Service Positions1
 #%#%
ALABAMA-313-12%-195-12%
ALASKA-3-8%-1-4%
ARIZONA-82-13%-58-12%
ARKANSAS-44-11%-31-9%
CALIFORNIA-637-11%-348-8%
COLORADO-106-17%-52-13%
CONNECTICUT-30-10%-21-9%
DELAWARE-5-5%-6-9%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-198-21%-23-22%
FLORIDA-344-13%-252-12%
GEORGIA-220-14%-97-9%
HAWAII-28-21%-20-18%
IDAHO-8-6%-3-3%
ILLINOIS-416-17%-206-13%
INDIANA-86-13%-60-12%
IOWA-32-13%-24-12%
KANSAS-31-13%-22-12%
KENTUCKY-97-14%-66-12%
LOUISIANA-62-11%-43-10%
MAINE-20-12%-16-12%
MARYLAND2-1,543-16%1245%
MASSACHUSETTS-120-12%-89-12%
MICHIGAN-136-11%-92-11%
MINNESOTA-50-13%-42-13%
MISSISSIPPI-57-11%-35-9%
MISSOURI-405-17%-224-16%
MONTANA-18-17%-15-18%
NEBRASKA-20-13%-13-12%
NEVADA-36-14%-17-8%
NEW HAMPSHIRE-12-9%-11-12%
NEW JERSEY-23-3%-24-4%
NEW MEXICO-160-23%-145-23%
NEW YORK-452-13%-223-9%
NORTH CAROLINA-186-14%-106-12%
NORTH DAKOTA-7-9%-2-4%
OHIO-165-13%-127-13%
OKLAHOMA-52-11%-31-9%
OREGON-54-16%-38-15%
PENNSYLVANIA-587-16%-357-14%
RHODE ISLAND-9-6%-5-5%
SOUTH CAROLINA-64-11%-46-11%
SOUTH DAKOTA-5-7%-4-6%
TENNESSEE-124-14%-74-11%
TEXAS-424-13%-279-11%
UTAH-22-13%-16-12%
VERMONT-7-13%-6-12%
VIRGINIA-100-14%-75-14%
WASHINGTON-168-15%-128-15%
WEST VIRGINIA-49-16%-23-11%
WISCONSIN-91-17%-80-18%
WYOMING-6-18%-6-19%
TOTAL3-8,028-14%-3,809-10%

Source: OPM EHRI Status

Jun 8, 2026

That Word “Reputation” Concerns Me

      From a contracting notice posted by Social Security:

RFI [Request For Information] to gather vendor information for User Activity Monitoring (UAM) with capabilities to enhance agency Insider Threat Program to deter, detect, mitigate, and negate insider threats to the agency workforce, assets, and reputation. The RFI also seeks to find case management solutions tailored for controlled unclassified and classified environments to implement in compliance to multiple Executive Orders. …

     “Reputation” could cover things like expressing negative opinions about agency policies and leaders even in social media. This may fit in with the reports about Palantir providing spyware.