Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency’s first Extended Service Team (EST) is open for business in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Little Rock EST will make disability decisions for state Disability Determinations Services (DDSs) that are most adversely affected

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, joined award-winning actress Patty Duke and the cast of her hit 1960s sitcom, The Patty Duke Show, to unveil Social Security’s newest online service – an application for Medicare benefits. This new online application, which takes less than 10

The National Technology Assistance Project will be holding a webinar entitled, Time Management Tips, on March 30, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern. Ever wish there were more hours in a day? Do you sometimes end the day feeling like you should have accomplished a lot more but can't place your finger on what

Ann S. Torregrossa, director of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s Office of Health Care Reform, has been named as the recipient of the inaugural G. Fred DiBona Jr. Excellence in Healthcare Award presented by the St. Catherine Labouré Medical Clinic in Philadelphia. Torregrossa has served as

The American Bar Association Section of Litigation has created and maintains Sound Advice, an audio library which shares the experience and collective wisdom of some of finest legal minds in the world. Audio recording from a variety of legal scholars and working attorneys on a wide range of topics

Article from OMB Watch advocating for legislative support for the Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009 which addresses the most problematic restrictions on LSC grantees - those that prevent the use of non-federal funds to advocate on behalf of the neediest of our communities, and also increases the

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille will address members and friends of statewide legal aid community. Video Tributes Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN) will hold its annual Excellence Awards and Banquet on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Harrisburg Hilton. The Pro

The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved key steps to improve public access to federal courts by increasing the availability of court opinions and expanding the services and reducing the costs for many users of the Public Access to Electronic Court Records (PACER) system.