Author: Lisa Rein

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Newly released records raise new questions about whether the controversial program to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard violated state protocols.

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Pandemic closures caused awards for the poor and the disabled to plummet, but reopenings since April have not fully stemmed difficulties for those seeking help.

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The program – part of the American Rescue Plan – fell victim to a host of problems: hasty design, poor timing, and inadequate promotion and misuse of VA money.

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A senior leader at the Social Security Administration who was investigated over reports that she was impaired on the job has been reassigned to a new position without direct oversight over employees.

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Joseph V. Cuffari and his staff have refused to release documents and hindered interviews in an effort to block and delay a probe into his actions, sources say.

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The Homeland Security watchdog now under scrutiny for his handling of deleted Secret Service text messages from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack previously was accused of misleading Justice Department investigators.

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Five months after six witnesses said a top Social Security leader was often impaired at work, the official remains on the job and complaints persist.

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An independent watchdog this week opened a broad investigation into Social Security Inspector General Gail Ennis and her office following a Washington Post report that revealed massive penalties an anti-fraud program has imposed on disabled and elderly people.