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30 Oct 2009, 12:59 pm by Jonathan C. Ginsberg
Last month, Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue announced that for the first time in a decade, the agency ended its fiscal year with fewer pending disability hearings than in the previous year. [read post]
17 Oct 2009, 10:04 pm by Sheri Abrams
SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue made the announcement in a recent press release. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 9:19 pm by Sheri Abrams
Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that for the first time since 1999, the agency has ended the year with fewer disability hearings pending than in the prior year. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 11:00 am
 SOCIAL SECURITY News Release Social Security Hearings Backlog Down for First Time in Decade Productivity and Processing Times Also Improve (Printer friendly version)    Michael J. [read post]
6 Sep 2009, 8:16 pm by Sheri Abrams
Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, announced that the agency has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to test the use of Microsoft’s HealthVault application in the disability process. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 3:29 pm
The Social Security Administration released a press release today saying that they’re  testing Microsoft’s HealthVault in the disability process. [read post]
1 Aug 2009, 10:12 am
"We're going to be moving backwards this year, the question is how much," Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue said in an interview. [read post]
18 May 2009, 11:56 am
The good news is that the Social Security Administration is aggressively working on making my work representing disabled claimants in their Social Security Disability claims a little more productive, and thus potentially allowing me to help my clients get their Disability benefits faster. [read post]
3 May 2009, 6:30 pm by Sheri Abrams
The Social Security Administration expects nearly 3 million new disability claims this year, up from 2.6 million in 2008. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 7:55 pm
Vice President Joe Biden and Michael Astrue (the Social Security Commish) have announced that checks will be mailed in May. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 2:10 pm
Postal Service (which employed one of the plaintiffs), Social Security Administrator Michael J. [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 7:43 am
In light of this, Michael Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, wrote to the National Governors Association, and implored the states to exempt their Disability Determination Services (DDS) from hiring restrictions and furloughs. [read post]
2 Feb 2009, 12:54 pm by John Tucker
Ballenstedt bballenstedt@govexec.com The Social Security Administration is facing an influx of new disability claims due to the struggling economy, a factor impeding its ability to reduce a backlog of 765,000 hearing requests, the agency's commissioner said on Friday.In an interview with Government Executive, Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue said the tough economy has increased the disability claims… [read post]
30 Jan 2009, 2:52 am
Here is the official press release from the Social Security Administration: Michael J. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 1:03 pm
The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Michael J. [read post]