Allowing Claimants To Check Status Of Claims And Appeals

<br />     From the Social Security Administration:<br /><br /><br />In December, Social Security will launch a new service for my Social Security account holders where the public can check on the status of an application for benefits or an appeal filed with us. <br /><br />The service will provide detailed information about retirement, <br />disability, survivors, Medicare, and Supplemental Security Income claims<br /> and appeals

Allowing Claimants To Check Status Of Claims And Appeals

     From the Social Security Administration: In December, Social Security will launch a new service for my Social Security account holders ...

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Security Issues With Social Security's Online Systems

<br /><br />     Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released only a stub of a report on security in Social Security's online services but it's enough to strongly suggest there are problems. The agency admits that it needs a "higher degree of confidence in users’ asserted identities" and OIG says it is "imperative" that the agency do so "as soon as possible."<br /><br />

Security Issues With Social Security's Online Systems

     Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released only a stub of a report on security in Social Security's onlin...

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That Two Factor Authentication Fiasco Was Even Worse Than You Thought

<br /><br />     Last month Social Security introduced two factor authentication for its online systems. Claimants would have to enter a password and then enter a second passcode delivered to them via a text message in order to enter Social Security's online systems. Social Security had to beat a hasty retreat two weeks later as senior citizens protested that they didn't have text access.<br /><br />     As

That Two Factor Authentication Fiasco Was Even Worse Than You Thought

     Last month Social Security introduced two factor authentication for its online systems. Claimants would have to enter a password and th...

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