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Social Security is Going to A National System
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is moving away from its usual local handling of cases to a national workload system. This will allow claims and service requests to be handled by any field office nationwide. SSA is attempting to do…
Social Security is Going National March 7th
On March 7th, 2026, Social Security will introduce a National Appointment Scheduling Calendar (NASC) and National Workload Management (NWLM) platform. Even though Social Security is a federal program, its customer service has been more locally based. With the change, instead…
Social Security and OIG Partner for the Seventh Annual National Slam the Scam Day
Baltimore, MD – The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are partnering to fight back against Social Security imposter scams for the seventh annual “Slam the Scam” Day on March 5, 2026. The annual event,…
IRS National Consumer Protection Week
According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation branch, the agency identified over $4.5 billion in tax-related fraud in fiscal year 2025. A lot of personal information is exchanged during tax season, making it a “gold mine” for hackers.…
The Saver’s Match Begins in 2027
The Saver’s Match was introduced in the Secure Act 2.0 of 2022. Starting in 2027, it will replace the Saver’s Credit, a non-refundable tax credit that reduces the amount of taxes owed. The Saver’s Match provides a direct federal matching…
SOCIAL SECURITY AND CHILDREN - AMAC Foundation
Children May Be Entitled To Social Security Benefits Were you aware that when an adult is receiving Social Security retirement, survivor, or disability benefits, their child or children may also be eligible to receive benefits? There are certain guidelines SSA uses to determine if children…
Social Security Insolvency Needs “Attention, Not Panic”
It seems every day we see a new report on Social Security’s rapid descent toward financial insolvency, with many recent articles reinforcing the probability of a 2032 full depletion date for the trust funds. The projections for benefit cuts that…
Digesting President Trump’s Retirement Plan Announcement
An estimated fifty million Americans have no formal retirement plan, and the average person receiving retirement benefits collects roughly $24,000 per year[1]. Accordingly, most retired workers rely on Social Security as a significant portion of their retirement income. For many…
CBO Weighs In on Insolvency Projections
Although the official 2026 Social Security Trustees Report is still weeks away, most insolvency forecasts have been centered on 2032 as the date of full depletion for the program’s trust fund reserves. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently cemented this…
Social Security Insolvency: A Contrarian Viewpoint
Social Security’s looming insolvency is drawing increasing attention in a growing number of media outlets, including those affiliated with prominent think tanks providing policy assistance to legislative bodies. Within this swell of attention, there seems to be a consistent view,…