Thursday, September 25, 2008

Social Security Commissioner Releases New Agency Strategic Plan

Today, the Social Security Administration officially released a glossy five-year plan, identifying challenges and offering agency goals. Timing is interesting as the recent hearings on Capitol Hill requested long term planning. The goals are ambitious and the devil in the details. We will look closer in the days to come. However, getting a disability decision in 20 days at the initial level appears the greatest challenge. The Hearings backlog is mentioned with the usual techno and staffing solutions which also merits more discussion. The Appeals council backlog will be monitored and the details seem sparse. Regardless, for a preview, follow the link below, to the agency's site where the plan resides in full.


New Agency Strategic Plan

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