EBRD Forecasts Slower Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa In 2026
Regional growth forecast to slow to 4.7 per cent in 2026 from 5.2 per cent in 2025, reflecting mounting external...
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Social Security Occupational Data Update Appears Stalled After Agency Drops Regulatory Overhaul
By Natalie Alms, Senior Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW The Social Security Administration has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to update...
SSA Announces Leadership Team Light On Government Experience
By Natalie Alms and Erich Wagner The agency’s new leadership roster — announced alongside a reorganization plan sources say is...
SSA Said It Removed Strict ID Requirements On Its Phone Line, But Internal Policy Says Otherwise
Does your Zero Trust strategy have a unified data access layer? By Natalie Alms, Staff Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The agency said...
SSA To Make Planned ID Checks For Additional Phone Transactions ‘Entirely Optional’
By Natalie Alms In regulatory filings made earlier this month, SSA had estimated that the planned requirements would result in...
Social Security Plans New Restrictions For Its Phone Line, Citing Fraud
By Natalie Alms New identity proofing requirements for certain transactions, like changing an address, could especially impact people in rural...
Social Security Signals Potential Benefit Disruptions This Fall For Those Still Getting Paper Checks
Over half a million people still get their Social Security benefits via paper checks. They’ll need a waiver by the...
Operators In Emerging Regions Continued To Deploy 5G NSA In 2024, While 5G SA Launches Slowed Worldwide
Operators in Sub-Saharan Africa, emerging Asia–Pacific and Latin America launched the most 5G networks in 2024 By Stephen Burton Sub-Saharan...
