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Social Security Turns to Social Media to Help Combat Phone Scammers 

Because government-related scam calls and texts are only getting worse.

  • By Brandi Vincent

CISA Director Pushes to Discontinue Social Security Numbers as Identification

Industry is eager to promote alternatives and improvements for digital identity. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

Social Security Announces More Telework Cuts

The move comes after Congress directed the agency to reinstate telework in other offices within SSA.

  • By Erich Wagner

Democratic Senators Urge Social Security to Restore Telework

Lawmakers ask the agency to reconsider its decision to end a 6-year-old pilot program, citing concerns about the burden it places on employees and productivity.

  • By Erich Wagner

Impasses Panel Gives Rare Win to Union on Telework

Just days after the Social Security Administration announced the impending end of a long-running telework pilot program for operations staff, the panel protected employees in the Office of Hearing Operations from a similar fate.

  • By Erich Wagner

IG: Social Security’s Information Security Program is ‘Not Effective,’ Says Watchdog

The agency’s annual FISMA audit showed significant, recurring weaknesses in every area.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Social Security Ends Telework Program for 12,000 Employees

Workers in all of the Social Security Administration’s operations components have less than two weeks to find alternate arrangements.

  • By Erich Wagner

Social Security Taps Team of Federal IT, Management Notables to Assess Modernization Progress

The team will look at how the agency’s IT modernization efforts are going, including how those changes are affecting Social Security employees and stakeholders.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Bill Would Stop Government From Paying Dead People

Congress wants to eliminate tens of millions of dollars wasted annually on benefits payments to the deceased.

  • By Frank Konkel

Social Security Numbers Are Irreplaceable But Not Irreparable

We can't start from scratch.

  • By Neville Pattinson

Social Security Administration CIO Needs Stronger Authority, Watchdog says

The agency’s top tech official weighs in on budget and information security processes but has little role in other mandated responsibilities.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Government Should ‘Stop Pretending’ Your Social Security Number is Secret

Cyber experts want Congress to explore different ways to prove people’s identities.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Social Security Numbers Are Unsafe and Outdated. So Why Do Americans Use Them?

The form of identification has become dangerously risky to use in the digital age.

  • By Allison Schrager, Quartz

What Are You Looking At? Social Security Wants To Know

The agency is looking for eye-tracking technologies to improve the user experience on its websites.

  • By Aaron Boyd

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Federal CIO: IT Upgrade Fund is ‘Single Biggest Opportunity’ to Make Dent in Legacy IT

Over the next three years, more than $3 billion worth of federal IT investments will reach end-of-life, Tony Scott says.

  • By Frank R. Konkel

Lawmakers: After OPM Hack, Social Security Administration Could Be Next Target

SSA’s networks show some of the same vulnerabilities as OPM’s.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

House Oversight Committee Probes Social Security’s Vulnerability to Hackers

Lawmakers want a copy of a recent penetration test of the agency’s networks.

  • By Jack Moore

Social Security Wants to Know What its Customers Want -- Before They Do

To some, the thought of a government agency anticipating the needs of its customers is Orwellian at best.

  • By Frank R. Konkel

How to Innovate in a Short Timeframe and on a Shoestring Budget

The Igniting Innovation showcase and awards emphasized one resounding point: Federal innovation does not have to be an oxymoron.

  • By Hallie Golden