President Biden announced last month that he plans to nominate former Maryland Governor, Martin O’ Malley, to head the struggling Social Security Administration (‘SSA”). As both employee and consumer dissatisfaction plague the SSA, it is frankly amazing that anyone would want to be the Commissioner of the SSA. It someone came to me and said, “We have this impressive ocean liner named the Titanic that is about to set sail from Southampton, England. Would you be interested is piloting the ship?” I would take a hard pass. Luckily for SSA, there is someone who apparently thinks he can overt the iceberg that SSA has been steadily approaching the past several years. Here are some interesting facts about him:
1. He was the Governor of Maryland from 2007 to
2015 and has an impressive record when it comes to creating jobs, tax reform,
expanding healthcare, and reducing crime.
2. He previously served as Maryland’s Mayor.
3. He is a lawyer (but don’t hold that against him).
4. He ran for President in 2016.
5. He utilizes technology to manage employees and
to improve customer service.
6. His family originally hails from Galway, Ireland,
and he is in a Celtic rock band. He even plays a penny whistle (I promise…it is
a real instrument).
7. The nation’s largest federal employee union has
endorsed him.
