[Hidden-tech] Rewriting SSA code in months - possible?

[Michael Muller]

Considering the recent backtracking and re-hiring of some of the more 
important fired personnel at critical federal agencies, the slap-dash 
eager beavers running around DOGE without a leash feel like drunk 
moshers in china shop. Any conversion by these people will be a fiasco, 
because they intrinsically don't care.

Log in to the SSA portal and download your payments and benefits report 
before it's offline.

Mik

Mik Muller, president
Montague WebWorks
20 River Street, Greenfield, MA
413-320-5336
http://MontagueWebWorks.com
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On 3/29/2025 1:12 AM, AI Zuckerman via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/2148205/doge-to-rewrite-ssa- 
> <https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/2148205/doge-to-rewrite-ssa-codebase-in-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed>codebase-in-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed 
> <https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/03/28/2148205/doge-to-rewrite-ssa-codebase-in-months?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed>
> Hi Hidden Techies,Here's one for coders on the list. A friend sent me 
> a link to this article in Wired. Apparently, DOGE techies are claiming 
> they can rewrite the SSA code in months. Wire reports that the SSA 
> codebase has over 60 million lines of COBOL 
> <https://oig.ssa.gov/congressional-testimony/2016-07-14-newsroom-congressional-testimony-july14-ssa-modernization/> and 
> handles record keeping for all American workers and payments for all 
> Social Security recipients. The aim is to migrate all  SSA systems off 
> COBOL ... and onto a more modern replacement like Java within a 
> scheduled tight timeframe of a few months," notes Wired.Some 
> questions:Is it possible to handle this mammoth job in a 
> month?What happens if the techies in DOGE make mistakes?Would SSA have 
> a backup system of the COBOL code?
> Let all of us oldsters who depend on our SSA benefits keep them safe. 
> If any people can do this, I know either you can or know someone who 
> can. Please post your thoughts to the list.If you want to chat with me 
> about this situation then call me at 413-362-4392. thanks!
> Amy ZuckermanHIDDEN TECH mother emeritus
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