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Judge declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
A U.S. judge declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting.
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil.
Report: Iowa district ‘reasonably relied’ on consultant to vet former Baltimore educator
A report found Des Moines schools received an abbreviated background check when hiring Ian Roberts, a former Baltimore educator.
Does the government shutdown affect Social Security payments to MD residents?
Worried about your Social Security paycheck or if your Social Security office is open for services during the shutdown? Here's what to know.
Biden to nominate O’Malley to lead ailing Social Security Administration
President Joe Biden plans to nominate former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
Lawmakers seek to strip ex-Nazis’ benefits
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are seeking to strip suspected Nazi war criminals of their Social Security benefits, insisting American taxpayers should not be underwriting the retirement of anyone who participated in the Third Reich’s atrocities.
Social Security in search of volunteer lawyers
The Social Security Administration has launched a pro bono pilot program in Maryland and is seeking attorneys to manage payments for Social Security beneficiaries who need help.
Feds open new data center in western Maryland
The Social Security Administration is opening a new national data center near Frederick.
Social Security resumes mailing benefit statements
The Social Security Administration has resumed mailing statements to workers letting them know the estimated benefits they will get when they retire.
Social Security closes offices as ‘boomers’ age
Even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, the Social Security Administration has been closing dozens of field offices, forcing more and more seniors to seek help online instead of in person, according to a congressional report being released Wednesday.
High court: State can use foster child’s survivor benefits
The state has every right to use a foster child’s survivor benefits toward his care, the state’s top court has held.
SSA retracts reprimand to flatulent worker
WASHINGTON — A federal government agency did more than wrinkle its nose at an employee’s flatulence problem, issuing an official reprimand after months of malodors. But the agency said Friday […]
