Senator Akaka acknowledges Mr. James's response.
06/08/2010
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It would put ALJs on equal footing with other senior-level Federal employees and would be a valuable tool for recruiting talented attorneys ...
At the end of fiscal year 2010, the Social Security Administration (SSA) had a backlog of almost 850,000 initial claims.
thanks to the Recovery Act and increased funding, your agency was able to hire thousands of new employees.
I would like to be more specific and ask you to describe how SSA is handling the challenge of training.