by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 14, 2026
There was an article posted in July 2026 about Kirankumar Thota, “a Software Engineer supporting the Social Security Administration’s electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification ecosystem through IBM, Thota works at the intersection of federal trust...
by Eric J. Ellman | Oct 22, 2025
In September 2025, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (EIPDPA), sponsored by Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), initially introduced in and passed by the Senate in 2020. The EIPDPA...
by Eric J. Ellman | Nov 8, 2023
In November, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations issued a report to accompany H.R.5894, the bill to fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY 2024. Page 230 of the report contains a provision on the...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 6, 2023
The spring 2023 federal unified regulatory agenda noted future rulemaking from SSA on Social Security Number Use in Government Records. According to the unified agenda: The Social Security Administration (SSA) collects and maintains information regarding Social...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 6, 2023
In May 2023, the Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on Social Security Administration’s Role in Combatting Identity Fraud. The hearing was called by House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman...
