Federal Hiring Delays Slow Disability Benefit Appeals
Bureaucratic hiring hurdles throttle Social Security disability appeal processing. Civil Service Commission delays leave 105 promised administrative law judges unstaffed, as 38 takers exist and 89 names on a roster. Trachtenberg seeks direct hiring authority while veterans preference shapes gender gaps and staffing.
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Washington
Civil Service
Robert Trachtenberg
Social Security Administration
Trachtenberg
Civil Service Commission
Commission
George Jones
Jones
United States
Veterans Administration
International Trade Commission
William Sheehan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Volunteer Army Cost $18 Billion More
The General Accounting Office reports the all volunteer military cost $18 billion more since 1971, led by higher pay for new enlistees. It cites $14.2 billion in higher pay plus $1.4 billion for recruiting, $1.2 billion for housing, and $932 million for incentives to doctors and dentists.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Elmer B. Staats
Staats
Congressional Auditing Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Senate
Armed Services
Sam
Nunn
D-Ga
GAO
Pentagon
Defense Department
MacKenzie Phillips Ordered to Rehab after Arrest
Beverly Hills authorities require MacKenzie Phillips 18, star of One Day at a Time, to complete six months in a drug rehabilitation program following a fall arrest on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. A court spokeswoman says the charge could be dropped if progress is satisfactory.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
MacKenzie Phillips
Miss Phillpps
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Kathy Loyd
Omaha
ITC
Daniel Minchew
Winchester
Evening Star
Winchester Evening Star
North Kent Street
Voyage
Nowhere
Karachi
Pakistan
Thor Heyerdahl
Heyerdah
Exeter
N.H
Nelson Belanger
Water and Sewer Department
Indian Subcontinent
Pacific
South America
Tigris
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Qurna
Persian Gulf
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Oman
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