Election Lore

  • Solving SSA’s Problems: A Voter’s Perspective

    Most of my posts are about solving problems. And SSA does have problems—that’s not my opinion; their own internal audits say so, and the GAO backs it up. I’m not making this up or pulling it from AI. I’m using SSA as an example because DOGE and the White House are fixated on it, which…

  • Understanding SSA’s 2024 Digital Modernization Strategy

    I’ll admit—I didn’t read all of SSA’s modernization plans. After going through the 2024 Digital Modernization Strategy, I see that much of what I think is needed is already in progress. The strategy began during President Trump’s first term with the 2017 IT Modernization Plan and has continued through President Biden’s tenure with the 2024…

  • Social Security Administration: Job One

    The Social Security Administration has one job—to get the right payment to the right person at the right time. It’s not a tech startup where 95% uptime is acceptable. If checks go out late, that’s not a glitch—it’s a failure of mission, a breach of trust, and a warning sign of mismanagement. What’s worse is…