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Remember that feds have to report weekly to DOGE our top accomplishments? Well, SSA advised us today that managers are to apply progressive discipline for those that do not comply. Progressive discipline means oral warning, written warning, various suspension levels, removal. @alt-ssa.altgov.info
April 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Remember that feds have to report weekly to DOGE our top accomplishments? Well, SSA advised us today that managers are to apply progressive discipline for those that do not comply. Progressive discipline means oral warning, written warning, various suspension levels, removal. @alt-ssa.altgov.info
SSA employees received “voluntary” reassignment notices today. Dated 3/29, signed agreements due 3/31, effective 4/1. These mission critical employees support front lines; systems, developers, policy experts, trainers. If they disappear from their jobs, SSA will not function. @alt-ssa.altgov.info
March 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
SSA employees received “voluntary” reassignment notices today. Dated 3/29, signed agreements due 3/31, effective 4/1. These mission critical employees support front lines; systems, developers, policy experts, trainers. If they disappear from their jobs, SSA will not function. @alt-ssa.altgov.info
USCIS informed SSA in December that Ukrainians paroled into the US under Uniting for Ukraine are no longer employment authorized. Without employment authorization, we are to deny their Social Security card applications. This change in policy is oddly backdated to 10/1/24, before the election.
PolicyNet/Instructions Updates/EM-22038 REV 3: Enumeration: Employment Authorization Incident to Status for Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees
EM-22038 REV 3 - Enumeration: Employment Authorization Incident to Status for Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees - 2/25/2025
secure.ssa.gov
March 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
USCIS informed SSA in December that Ukrainians paroled into the US under Uniting for Ukraine are no longer employment authorized. Without employment authorization, we are to deny their Social Security card applications. This change in policy is oddly backdated to 10/1/24, before the election.
GSA froze our government credit cards. No one can make any purchases or pay bills. Prediction: within the next few days, the story will be “SSA can’t pay its bills! They can’t even handle their own bills, they sure can't handle the Trust Fund! We are going to privatize them.” We are being set up.
March 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
GSA froze our government credit cards. No one can make any purchases or pay bills. Prediction: within the next few days, the story will be “SSA can’t pay its bills! They can’t even handle their own bills, they sure can't handle the Trust Fund! We are going to privatize them.” We are being set up.
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This is why Musk/Trump are moving so fast to destroy Social Security’s ability to serve customers and answer the phone. Best piece I’ve seen newrepublic.com/maz/article/...
Tuesday night, Donald Trump stood before the nation and, with the full backing of billionaires like Elon Musk, laid the groundwork for the biggest heist in American history—the rapid, systematic destruction of Social Security, disguised as “reform.”
newrepublic.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is why Musk/Trump are moving so fast to destroy Social Security’s ability to serve customers and answer the phone. Best piece I’ve seen newrepublic.com/maz/article/...
Social Security is popular & has a dedicated funding source that the right wants- which they can't legislatively. Vought is gutting it administratively. It won't be popular when it can't function. Firing staff and lying about fraud; they seek to dismantle & privatize the running of SS and the funds.
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Social Security is popular & has a dedicated funding source that the right wants- which they can't legislatively. Vought is gutting it administratively. It won't be popular when it can't function. Firing staff and lying about fraud; they seek to dismantle & privatize the running of SS and the funds.
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Apparently now we have to get our news from the SSA blog? We were told to expect an email but one never came. Massive restructuring. Down from 10 regions to 4, time zone difference be damned. Workforce will be cut from 57k to 50k. Better than the rumored 50% but still potentially devastating. 😬😬😬
Social Security Announces Workforce and Organization Plans | SSA
Consistent with recent executive orders issued by the White House, the Social Security Administration will continue to implement efficiencies and reduce costs, with a renewed focus on mission critical...
blog.ssa.gov
February 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Apparently now we have to get our news from the SSA blog? We were told to expect an email but one never came. Massive restructuring. Down from 10 regions to 4, time zone difference be damned. Workforce will be cut from 57k to 50k. Better than the rumored 50% but still potentially devastating. 😬😬😬
I joined federal service in 1997 out of grad school. Established in 1977, the PMF program specifically recruits graduate students and is a way for agencies to onboard needed and specialized skills. The program was terminated 2/19/25 and current fellows were fired. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I joined federal service in 1997 out of grad school. Established in 1977, the PMF program specifically recruits graduate students and is a way for agencies to onboard needed and specialized skills. The program was terminated 2/19/25 and current fellows were fired. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#altgov
On 2/25/25, SSA sent termination notices to ALL employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity - approximately 130 employees. They were immediately placed on administrative leave and will likely be terminated in 30 days.
On 2/25/25, SSA sent termination notices to ALL employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity - approximately 130 employees. They were immediately placed on administrative leave and will likely be terminated in 30 days.
February 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#altgov
On 2/25/25, SSA sent termination notices to ALL employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity - approximately 130 employees. They were immediately placed on administrative leave and will likely be terminated in 30 days.
On 2/25/25, SSA sent termination notices to ALL employees in the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity - approximately 130 employees. They were immediately placed on administrative leave and will likely be terminated in 30 days.
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SSA Org | Commissioner
The organizational manual describing functions of the SSA Office of Transformation.
www.ssa.gov
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Department of Transformation at SSA. Eliminated at 5:49 pm. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Press Release | Press Office | SSA
2025 Press Releases
www.ssa.gov
February 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Department of Transformation at SSA. Eliminated at 5:49 pm. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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An important first-person account from someone inside OPM:
I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.
We’re as freaked out and angry as everyone else.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An important first-person account from someone inside OPM:
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Musk is developing a payment app in partnership with Visa. Additionally, his staff has connected external hard drives to CFPB systems, raising serious concerns about unauthorized access to trade secrets from enforcement actions involving companies that compete with his future ventures.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Musk is developing a payment app in partnership with Visa. Additionally, his staff has connected external hard drives to CFPB systems, raising serious concerns about unauthorized access to trade secrets from enforcement actions involving companies that compete with his future ventures.
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We want to warn of a conflict of interest involving Elon Musk. Musk has gained access to the agency’s computer systems, raising concerns about how his pending business ventures and their competitors may now be regulated.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
We want to warn of a conflict of interest involving Elon Musk. Musk has gained access to the agency’s computer systems, raising concerns about how his pending business ventures and their competitors may now be regulated.
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The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
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USAID needs an umbrella coz we've got a storm of disinformation about there about what we do and we need good people who care about other people to spread the FACTS. It's us and truth v MAGA. Please share this video and thread! #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
USAID needs an umbrella coz we've got a storm of disinformation about there about what we do and we need good people who care about other people to spread the FACTS. It's us and truth v MAGA. Please share this video and thread! #TeamUSAID #AIDBowl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...