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Post by alj on Feb 28, 2009 16:59:57 GMT -5
Looking ahead a bit for those of you who don't get an offer this year, there is good news coming for 2010. The funding level recommendation by the Obama administration is 11.6 billion, which is 1.1 billion, or 10%, above the expected level of 10.5 billion for 2009. We haven't seen an increase such as that in modern memory. In fact for the past 10 to 20 years the funding has been flat or negative. So hang in there. A lot of changes on the horizon.
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Post by jcse on Feb 28, 2009 19:21:10 GMT -5
Considering the volatile times we are now living in, and the hugeness of the initiatives on Obama's agenda, please elucidate on how this trickles down to ALJ hiring?  |
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Post by alj on Feb 28, 2009 19:45:42 GMT -5
The Commissioner has a mandated goal of reducing the backlog. More assets have gone to ODAR, on a relative basis, in the past 1 1/2 years than any other component in the agency. He is committed to increasing the number of judges in ODAR to help with this effort.
With an increase of 10% in the SSA budget for 2010, I think a fair assumption can be made that a substantial portion will go toward hiring new judges, and hopefully additional support staff.
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Post by ishmael on Feb 28, 2009 21:23:23 GMT -5
There is talk of hiring up to 200 ALJs for next year
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Post by flannery on Mar 1, 2009 8:24:07 GMT -5
What ALJ says is consistent with what multiple SSA/ODAR executives have recently said. If so, you can't count yourself out because of your score. This is a budget year like no other and so the assumptions of last year do not necessarily carry over to this year insofar as scores go... Anyway, the important thing is we are on the register now and if it doesn't happen for us this year, after one year we can apply again. It's a great job to compete for and worth multiple attempts, if need be.
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Post by privateatty on Mar 1, 2009 9:22:13 GMT -5
History tells us that if you are an insider/high producer you will probably get hired irrespective of your score. Outsider reps may well be the same if you know people @ Falls Church. SSA is on a mission.
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Post by tater on Mar 1, 2009 11:59:41 GMT -5
Looking ahead a bit for those of you who don't get an offer this year, there is good news coming for 2010. The funding level recommendation by the Obama administration is 11.6 billion, which is 1.1 billion, or 10%, above the expected level of 10.5 billion for 2009. We haven't seen an increase such as that in modern memory. In fact for the past 10 to 20 years the funding has been flat or negative. So hang in there. A lot of changes on the horizon. Yes, but you have to include the 500 million for computer updates in that budget. |
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Post by Pariah on Mar 2, 2009 14:21:47 GMT -5
ALJ jobs aside, does anyone have any idea if there is money in the prospective budget for hiring at OGC and if so, what regions?
I am an attorney working in a private firm in the NYC metro area. I started my career in the early 1990's at ODAR. I wouldn't mind getting back in SSA as an attorney in some capacity.
I know this is an ALJ board but, what the heck. I'll throw out a line and see if anyone knows anything about this.
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Post by alj on Mar 2, 2009 16:26:07 GMT -5
With the large increase in the budget that is expected for 2010, I would think there will be some additional hiring in most, and maybe all, of the branches.
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Post by nonamouse on Mar 2, 2009 20:56:37 GMT -5
There is a hiring flurry going on for staff right now. We just got a handful of new writers to replace those lost to promotions, transfers and retirements within the last year or so. We have quite a few new case techs also. However, we are not at the right ratio of staff to ALJ. A good portion of the budget needs to go for staff to keep the work flowing for the number of ALJs already on board. Some of it will of course be used to replace ALJs lost to retirement as the first wave of Boomers is already heading for the door. Trust me on this. None of you here wants to be a new ALJ in an office that lacks the support staff to get your cases properly serviced. If they don't address the capacity of our computer system soon nothing will get done since we are "paperless" in most offices.
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