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Social Security Administration: Compliance With Presidential Directive to Reduce Management-to-Staff Ratio

HEHS-99-43R Published: Jan 22, 1999. Publicly Released: Jan 29, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) efforts to implement a National Performance Review (NPR) recommendation to reduce its management-to-staff ratio, focusing on the: (1) progress SSA has made to date in achieving the directive to reduce its management-to-staff ratio, particularly for staff graded GS-12 and above; and (2) steps SSA has taken to reduce the number of supervisory positions.

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