Senior Policy Fellow at the Urban Institute. Analyze disability, retirement and paid leave policy. Served 27 years in the Office of Management and Budget.
Mar 4 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
We’ve been hearing a lot from the Trump administration about waste, fraud and abuse at the Social Security Administration (SSA). Speaker Johnson has repeated these claims. What and where is this waste? A revealing SSA press release shows the emptiness of these charges. 1/8
First, recent history: A few weeks ago, the Trump Administration claimed that millions of 150-year-old beneficiaries were getting benefit payments.
Feb 28 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
In over thirty years of working on the Social Security Administration (SSA) and its programs at the White House Office of Management and Budget and now the Urban Institute, I have never been more concerned about the agency than I am today. 1/9
It’s clear the Trump Administration has decided to dramatically downsize the Social Security Administration. First probationary employees were dismissed.
Aug 9, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
As a former senior career official with three decades of federal service, I have long experience in how federal government responds during times of crisis to reduce hardship - and the rules for ensuring that taxpayer dollars are used lawfully. 1/10
Expanded jobless benefits can bring enormous relief to families and boost the economy. Rental assistance can stave off eviction. Nutrition benefits can keep food on the table during tough times. 2/10
Mar 21, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Efficient and Timely Delivery of Economic Stimulus Checks
I am a former senior career official at the Office of Management and Budget with 27 years of experience before leaving federal service in 2018. I was involved in the 2008 stimulus payments policy process.
I have worked on issues related to Social Security, IRS, SNAP, SSI, and UI for decades and worked on many issues of interagency data matching.
