Our interim CEO, David Camp, recently appeared on Good Morning Arizona to address the problem of Social Security’s clawbacks of benefit payments. Recipients face additional stresses and unneeded burdens. Modernization at the Social Security Administration would help resolve overpayments accurately and timely, including those that should be waived. Watch the full segment here:

On December 20, 2023, Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. He will serve until January 19, 2025. After more than two years of leadership uncertainty and instability at SSA, O’Malley’s decisive confirmation is a sign that the agency is moving in a more stable and functional direction.  “I am honored for the opportunity of a...

The budget crisis at SSA continues to hurt the most vulnerable among us, with administrative delays, redundancies, and overpayment clawbacks that put the onus on beneficiaries to correct the agency’s errors. Public pressure is building for SSA and Congress to improve this dysfunctional system, including a 60 Minutes segment last month and a more recent investigative piece in the New...

Please note that SSA Emergency Message (EM) 20022 has been extended until June 13, 2024. This EM provides guidance on how the agency must process electronic signatures on certain forms. You can view the complete language of the EM here. If you find that SSA is not properly following this EM, please record the details of the noncompliance and email...

Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced the We Can't Wait Act "to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit disabled individuals to elect to receive disability insurance benefits during the disability insurance benefit waiting period...." The bill number is S.3400, and it has been referred to the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by...

NOSSCR explains how eliminating unnecessary redundancies in the electronic signature process can improve efficiency at SSA.

NOSSCR Interim CEO David Camp recently spoke with Marketplace about the impact a government shutdown or debt default would have on Social Security disability beneficiaries.

Veterans who have already been deemed disabled by the Veterans Administration are having their Social Security disability claims denied.

Last week, NOSSCR leaders took to the House Ways and Means Committee floor to amplify the voices of those often relegated to whispers: Social Security disability applicants.

CNBC's Lorie Konish explores the impact of a massive backlog at SSA and breaks down a recent Ways and Mean hearing featuring NOSSCR's David Camp.