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Outrage Erupts Over Social Security Job Security Threat

4/23/2025

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Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek's plan to reclassify numerous agency positions under the new Schedule Policy/Career has sparked outrage. Stripping civil service protections for over 20% of the workforce raises alarms about job security and misrepresents employees' vital roles as policy-makers, threatening the integrity of agency operations.

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Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek's plan to reclassify numerous agency positions under the new Schedule Policy/Career has sparked outrage. Stripping civil service protections for over 20% of the workforce raises alarms about job security and misrepresents employees' vital roles as policy-makers, threatening the integrity of agency operations.