Management of Disability Cases: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee and [i.e. On] Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, October 21, 1999, Volume 4 |
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... position on whether the Social Security administrative costs should be outside of the cap . But as the Commissioner of So- cial Security I personally would prefer to see our administrative costs , in total , being outside of the caps ...
... position on whether the Social Security administrative costs should be outside of the cap . But as the Commissioner of So- cial Security I personally would prefer to see our administrative costs , in total , being outside of the caps ...
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... positions , SSA is less than fully committed to proceeding with the position . What is your response ? Please pro ... position . The DCM Test , by design , is being conducted in two phases over a three - year period . Phase I began in ...
... positions , SSA is less than fully committed to proceeding with the position . What is your response ? Please pro ... position . The DCM Test , by design , is being conducted in two phases over a three - year period . Phase I began in ...
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... position descriptions , and training plan . Agreements were reached with AFGE and NTEU in late summer 1999 ; these unions were invited to participate in the develop- ment of the HPI " process guides " and in the process orientation ...
... position descriptions , and training plan . Agreements were reached with AFGE and NTEU in late summer 1999 ; these unions were invited to participate in the develop- ment of the HPI " process guides " and in the process orientation ...
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... position within the disability process provided the AO with a unique opportunity to bridge the gap that has long ... positions were set up the way they are . What is the jus- tification for the pay raise ? Is it true that judges at the ...
... position within the disability process provided the AO with a unique opportunity to bridge the gap that has long ... positions were set up the way they are . What is the jus- tification for the pay raise ? Is it true that judges at the ...
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... position track exactly those of the ALJ position in terms of their legal training , number of years of legal experience , etc. Question 6. Removing SSA Administrative Expenses from the Budget Caps : What are the advantages and ...
... position track exactly those of the ALJ position in terms of their legal training , number of years of legal experience , etc. Question 6. Removing SSA Administrative Expenses from the Budget Caps : What are the advantages and ...
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Page 85 - It Resolved, That The American Bar Association hereby commends the Social Security Administrative Law Judge Corps for its outstanding efforts during the period from 1982-1984 to protect the integrity of administrative adjudication within their agency, to preserve the public's confidence in the fairness of governmental institutions, and to uphold the rule of law.
Page 81 - I. INTRODUCTION My name is Ronald G. Bernoski, I am an Administrative Law Judge assigned to the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Social Security Administration in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Association has a membership of approximately 700
Page 53 - you or other Members of the Subcommittees may have. GAO CONTACTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS For future contacts regarding this testimony, please call Cynthia M. Fagnoni at (202) 512-7215. Individuals making key contributions to this testimony included
Page 99 - judges are applying the substantial evidence test. We believe that both individual claimants and the system as a whole benefit from the federal courts hearing Social Security cases. Given the wide variety of cases they adjudicate, federal courts have a broad background against which to measure the reasonableness of SSA's practices. Federal court review in Article III courts should be maintained.
Page 84 - hearing examiner or administrative law judge within this framework is "functionally comparable" to that of a judge. His powers are often if not generally, comparable to those of a trial judge. He may issue subpoenas, rule on proffers of evidence, regulate the course of the hearing, and make or recommend decisions.
Page 84 - Sec. 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act contains detailed provisions designed to maintain high standards of independence and competence in examiners. . . . Both statutes thus evince a purpose to increase the importance of the role of examiners in the administrative process. The
Page 84 - Governmental Affairs in the United States Senate conducted a hearing which inquired into the role of the administrative law judge in the Title II Social Security Disability Insurance Program. The Committee issued its
Page 53 - 1998). Social Security Administration: Software Development Process Improvements Started, but Work Remains (GAO/AIMD-98-39, Jan. 28, 1998). Social Security Disability: SSA Must Hold Itself Accountable for Continued Improvement in Decision-Making (GAO/HEHS-97-102, Aug. 12, 1997). Social Security Disability:
Page 53 - Perhaps the single most important element of successful management improvement initiatives is the demonstrated commitment of top leaders to change. Top leadership involvement and clear lines of accountability for making management improvements are critical to overcoming organizations
Page 84 - (1971), when the court stated that: We need not decide whether the APA has general application to social security disability claims, for the social security administrative procedure does not vary from that prescribed by the APA. Indeed, the latter is modeled upon the Social Security Act.