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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSA is at its lowest staffing levels in 50 years (as a total number, not per capita), as the Boomers become disabled and eligible to retire. And the low staffing is not on purpose. We are 17/17 in FEVS and can’t retain staff. And when we hire it takes two years for even an experienced attorney to get enough competence that someone doesn’t have to check behaved all work.

A large number of SSA positions (like 80%)— including mine) were announced as exempt from FORK a couple of days the first email. That decision was made by DOGE/Trump and was not based on an agency request.  Most of SSA is also not eligible for VERA. And SSA was exempt from the hiring freeze.  We are pulling people off of 1+ year backlogs so have them tackle 19+ month backlogs. And yes, even MAGA notices and calls their Reps.

Things could change. But right now, it feels like most of SSA is relatively safe. [/quote]

Safe from RIF for now maybe, but not safe from being collateral damage if we all get shipped off to Baltimore. Not to mention all the negative stuff that may start happening to all employees like messing with our pension, job protections, health benefits, etc.[/quote]

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