The SSA said in a press release issued on March 3 that it has implemented "cost-saving and cost-avoidance" measures.
“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system in (COBOL) language, which isn’t even in schools anymore.” In a social media post made Friday, O’Malley went on to say he expects benefit interruptions to start soon.
Despite most of the agency being exempt from deferred resignations and the government-wide hiring freeze, early retirement and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments are now available to the entire agency workforce.
More than a month later, an Aurora man still is fighting to reinstate his retirement checks, and can’t seem to get a clear answer on whether the Social Security Administration recognizes