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Post by Ace Midnight on Jan 14, 2014 22:08:32 GMT -5
I was part of a big hire in 2010. There were 3 training classes. When offered the jobs, candidates were given staggered report dates that coordinated with the training schedule. There were 53 in my class and the training room was packed to capacity in Falls Church. I guess this was closer to my larger point - if they want to hire ~120, they can do so with a staggered start to training - technically "two" classes - and, therefore, class size and hiring size are related, but the former is not a hard cap on the latter.
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Post by Propmaster on Jan 15, 2014 9:57:18 GMT -5
From the January 13 AALJ news letter.www.aalj.org/system/files/documents/aalj_newsletter__________january_13_2014.pdf "10. How many judges have retired so far this calendar year? 52 since 1/1/13." There are usually a lot of retirements in Decemeber though. I think someone earlier said the trascript was from November minutes. I know we got lots of retirement "guest book" invitations in our e-mail regarding ALJs retiring on December 31.
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Post by Dark Lord of the Sith on Jan 16, 2014 17:12:51 GMT -5
Staff meeting today...the HOCALJ went over the proposed budget...looks good SSA is getting more money... enough so we will be hiring new staff including ALJs some of which may come by transfer....plus we are authorized overtime this weekend....GREAT NEWS I smell NORs soon....maybe by the time the ink dries tomorrow.
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Post by orchid on Jan 16, 2014 18:54:11 GMT -5
From Washington Post
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill BY LORI MONTGOMERY January 16 at 6:23 pm Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $1.1 trillion spending bill that eases the sharp budget cuts known at the sequester and guarantees that the nation will not endure another government shutdown until at least Oct. 1. After three years of politically bruising and economically damaging battles over the budget, the bipartisan agreement to fund federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year passed with little fanfare. The Senate voted 72 to 26 to approve the measure Thursday evening, after Republicans persuaded Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) to drop a last-minute push to force another showdown over the Affordable Care Act, reprising the fight that closed the government for 16 days last fall. The House overwhelmingly approved the spending bill earlier this week, and the White House signaled that President Obama would sign it by Saturday, in time to prevent museums, agency offices and national parks from locking their gates when the current temporary funding measures expires.
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Post by Dark Lord of the Sith on Jan 16, 2014 18:57:54 GMT -5
In September 2014, we expect a 387-day average wait time from hearing request to decision, a drop of almost 5 months from the all-time high average wait time of 532 days in August 2008. However, budget cuts in FY 2013 will jeopardize our plans. Until we can hire more ALJs, we may only be able to hold the average wait time steady. Our efforts to reduce the average wait time for hearing decisions and eliminate our backlog include: Ensuring an Adequate Supply of ALJs: Only ALJs can conduct hearings; therefore, they are an essential component of the hearings process. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for providing us with lists of qualified ALJ candidates. OPM is currently developing a new examination to assess potential ALJ candidates, and we are assisting by providing occupational analyses and input into core ALJ competencies and by participating in OPM-sponsored focus groups to develop the new examination. While we have hired over 850 ALJs since FY 2007, historically high ALJ attrition and dramatic workload growth leaves us short on adjudicatory capacity. OPM’s ALJ register is virtually exhausted, and we will end FY 2013 far short of our hiring target. Taken from FY2014 Budget Overview www.ssa.gov/budget/FY14Files/2014FJ.pdf
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