beSpacific<p>An email to all SSA employees on Thurs threatens "involuntary" reassignments and offers a claimed "Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments" program to encourage departures <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VERA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VERA</span></a>. The acting commissioner of the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Administration (SSA) requested in meeting on Tuesday that managers present him with a plan for 50% reduction in staff, mass <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/firing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firing</span></a> that could affect tens of thousands of employees across country. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/firing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federalemployee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalemployee</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIF</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a></p>