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28 Aug 2009, 7:44 pm
Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced Thursday 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
Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, was quoted as saying that "combined with other advancements in health information technology, our use of HealthVault should result in faster decisions for disability applicants. [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 bad news is that even as the Federal Government is making progress in reducing delays and backlogs, state governors continue to proceed with their plans to furlough State Agency employees, despite the fact that Commissioner of Social Security Michael J. [read post]
3 May 2009, 6:30 pm by Sheri Abrams
Astrue, the Commissioner of Social Security, says benefits for tens of thousands of people with disabilities are being delayed by furloughs and layoffs of state employees around the country. [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… [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]
30 Oct 2008, 8:41 pm
Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances Process Will Fast Track Applications For People with Cancers and Rare Diseases Michael J. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 7:10 pm
Social Security Disability attorney Randy Zeldin, applauds Commissioner of Social Security, Michael Astrue, for instituting the program. [read post]
27 Oct 2008, 6:50 am
The Social Security Administration Press Release Reads: Process Will Fast Track Applications For People with Cancers and Rare Diseases Michael J. [read post]
12 Aug 2008, 9:30 pm
The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Michael Astrue told Congress at a hearing in May, that the average wait time nationally is 505 days! [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 8:02 pm
Like his predecessors, Commissioner Astrue has promised faster decisions. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 2:24 pm
Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced this week that the agency has begun making offers to 144 of the 175 new Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) it will hire this fiscal year. [read post]