Stephen Ohlemacher

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  House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

  By Alan Fram, Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 17, 2013

  A top House Republican charges that the IRS's tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the White House.

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  Obama fires IRS commissioner

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 16, 2013

  President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.

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  Promises, promises: Social Security pledge at risk

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 30, 2013

  President Obama and Congress are still looking for ways to control the spiraling cost of Social Security and Medicare.

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  PPACA health subsidy could trigger surprise tax bills

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 2, 2013

  What if consumers who use the new APTC program are wrong about their income?

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  Social Security head: Program fraying from neglect

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  February 14, 2013

  The outgoing commissioner also weighs in on raising COLA and the retirement age.

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  Social Security expands rapid disability review program

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  December 6, 2012

  The SSDI Compassionate Allowances program is adding 35 conditions, including aplastic anemia and leiomyosarcoma.

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  Senate Democrats divided over cuts to benefit programs

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  November 29, 2012

  Deep divisions among Senate Democrats over whether to cut popular benefit programs pose a big obstacle to attempts to avoid an economy-crushing fiscal cliff.

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  Why it matters: Social Security

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  October 2, 2012

  Fixing Social Security won’t be easy, but it’s doable.

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  Ryan Gets Heat from Dems over Social Security

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  August 21, 2012

  Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate.

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  Poor Economy Worsens Social Security's Finances

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 23, 2012

  High energy prices and an economy that has been slow to rebound are worsening Social Security's finances, shortening the life of the trust funds that support the program by three years, the government said Monday.