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Social Security Administration Internal Magazine “Oasis”

John Greenewald — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:20:53 +0000

SSA’s in-house magazine, OASIS, has been published since January 1955. Before OASIS, there was an in-house newsletter called the OASIS News, which was the forerunner of the full-fledged magazine. The OASIS News published its first issue on March 25, 1941.

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Social Security Administration Social Network Spending, 2013-2016

John Greenewald — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:01:19 +0000

Background

I was curious how much some agencies spent, in regards to advertising on social networks. So, in October of 2016, I filed to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for records pertaining to this, and was surprised to see a huge influx in spending in 2015 compared to the other years released.

According to the SSA’s website:

“Social Security has provided financial protection for our nation’s people for over 80 years. Chances are, you either receive Social Security benefits or know someone who does. With retirement, disability, and survivors benefits, Social Security is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in our nation’s history.

We are passionate about supporting our customers by delivering financial support, providing superior customer service, and ensuring the safety and security of your information — helping you secure today and tomorrow.”

Below, you will find the response to FOIA Case AQ9052.

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Social Security Administration Social Network Spending, 2013-2016 [3 Pages, 1.1MB]

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Social Security Administration Inspector General Reports

John Greenewald — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:55:51 +0000

To give some background on the SSA, according to their website, “We deliver services through a nationwide network of over 1,400 offices that include regional offices, field offices, card centers, teleservice centers, processing centers, hearing offices, the Appeals Council, and our State and territorial partners, the Disability Determination Services. We also have a presence in U.S. embassies around the globe. For the public, we are the “face of the government.” The rich diversity of our employees mirrors the public we serve.”

Below, you will find declassified Inspector General (IG) reports from the SSA.

1997 Reports

Aliens Receiving Supplemental Security Income Payments, September 1997 [30 Pages, 5.56mb] – The attached final report presents the results of our audit of fraudulent decisions processed at the New Orleans hearing offIce (A-06-97-71006). The objectives were to review Ithe methodology used by two former New Orleans hearing office derks to process fraudulent disability decision letter~ and to determine the adequacy of the Office of lHearings and Appeals’ response to this fraud.

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