In other words, instead of using the allocated monies to upgrade IT, the used to to expand the bureaucracy and complicate the rules and regulations so there would be more need for more judges and more rulings.
________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Gould [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: "Social Security Confronts IT Obsolescence" Sigh... Indeed this is the case. This off topic (way off) but I can assure you that he cut back on funding in several areas at the SSA. The one that hit me . Bush did not allow the judges at SSA to be replaced so as the demand came up (due to other polices) there was no people to have hearings so it was standard to deny the claim and then it took 6 years for the judges to hear the claim. Ed ________________________________ From: "Martinez, Frank J" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, March 17, 2011 6:52:31 AM Subject: Re: "Social Security Confronts IT Obsolescence" I knew this was coming. Blaming Bush for something that was already bad by 1970. I heard some horror stories that He is causing the new "Super Moon," but I can't prove it. Frank J. Martinez Technical Support Supervisor IT System z Tel.: 305-284-3919 Cell: 305-987-8281 Fax : 305-284-3872 e-Mail: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: "Social Security Confronts IT Obsolescence" John: Do not forget the "current" system at ssa is horredously out of date. I heard some numbers but won't repeat them as I can't prove it. Add in as usual the government cheaped out on their equipment and went channel extender route. I have heard some horror stories but again can't prove it. I do not want to get into a political hassle here, but i can personally attest that Bush & Company cut back on funding at SSA so bad that it was taking 6 years to get a hearing for a SS appeal. Ed ________________________________ From: "Chase, John" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, March 16, 2011 8:07:34 AM Subject: Re: "Social Security Confronts IT Obsolescence" > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > > Gabe Goldberg wrote: > > >Quite a deep hole SSA's dug itself into. > > They are having a 'catch 22' situation: > > 'About 42% of the agency's IT specialists are expected to retire between > 2010 and 2016.' > > and > > '...the agency is in the middle of a hiring freeze. ' That's called "government logic". :-| -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
