WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consistent with recent executive orders issued by the White House, the Social Security Administration will continue to implement efficiencies and reduce costs, with a renewed focus on mission critical work for the American people. The agency plans to reduce the size of its bloated workforce and organizational structure, with a significant focus […]
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WASHINGTON – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (Mo.) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order directing the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to implement and enforce President Trump’s health care price transparency regulations: “Over the last four years, soaring health care costs driven by out-of-control
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced the closing of a component within the agency, the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Employees in this office will be put on administrative leave effective today. “Our focus is supporting President Trump’s priorities, which include streamlining functions and prioritizing essential work,” said Lee Dudek,
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association endorses H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act (REPAIR Act) and urges Congress to pass this legislation. Originally proposed in February 2023 by Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL-02), this newly-introduced version includes changes negotiated with legislators and stakeholders, including the AMA. Despite
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced it is immediately beginning to pay retroactive benefits and will increase monthly benefit payments to people whose benefits have been affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduced or eliminated the Social Security benefits for over 3.2 million people
WASHINGTON, D.C – The Social Security Administration has announced the closing of a component within the agency, the Office of Transformation. Employees in this office will be put on administrative leave effective immediately. “President Trump has mandated the Federal government eliminate wasteful and inefficient offices and the Office of Transformation was a prime example,” said
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WASHINGTON. D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced the termination of their Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC) cooperative agreements. This action supports the President’s Executive Order, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing. “Terminating our RDRC cooperative agreements aligns with President Trump’s priorities to end fraudulent and wasteful initiatives and contracts,” said
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration is announcing an organizational realignment of the functions provided by its Office of Analytics, Review, and Oversight (OARO). These functions remain critical to ensure the programs Social Security administers are of high quality and effective, that SSA uses the latest tools to recommend opportunities to improve the programs,
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By Sav Maive |Home Gnome With extreme winter weather freezing cities across the U.S., Home Gnome ranked 2025’s Most Expensive Cities to Heat a Home in Winter. We compared nearly 500 of the biggest U.S. cities based on 3 categories. More specifically, we looked at average electricity and gas bills (adjusted to average monthly income), average home
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Established in 2001 by author T.A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment. Fifteen top
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