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YOUR SSN MAY ALREADY BE IN HIS CREDIT APPLICATION

Cat.: Social Security Administration, Data Security, Once in a Lifetime, Federal Agencies
02. January 2008
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Social security numbers are easily available on line through a number of government agency web sites around the country, writes Bill Brubaker of the Washington Post.  A host of government sites, as well as easily-accessible public records, contain individuals' social security numbers, a fact that may be sparking the more ...

750,000 PEOPLE AWAIT SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Cat.: Social Security Administration, Once in a Lifetime, Federal Agencies
10. December 2007
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The question isn't whether government is too big -- it's about whether government meets the needs of citizens.  The Social Security Administration now faces a backlog of cases from people with chronic illnesses or disabilities that prevent them from working.  The backlog is now at three-quarters of a million cases ...

“If it ain’t broke, break it”: Charlie Peters on the Slow Death of the Social Security Administration

Cat.: Social Security Administration, Issues & Ideas, The Forum, Federal Agencies, Charles Peters: Speaking His Mind
23. August 2007
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One bureaucracy that has a splendid record of efficiency has been put on a near-starvation diet by the Bush administration.  "Staffing at the Social Security Administration will soon be at its lowest level since 1974," reports the Washington Post's Stephen Barr.  "The number of disability claims waiting for hearing decisions ...