Social Security Reform Could Be on the Horizon (Financial Planning.com)
Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue thinks the long-delayed discussion about reforming the government insurance program could be taken up as early as next year.

Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis following Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees meeting - ... (U.S. Department of Labor)
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis released a statement after today's Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees meeting stating that today's report is a wake-up call and reminder of the importance to ensure that this social safety-net is available to all Americans and future generations.

Recycling effort leads to release of Big Isle prisoners' personal information (Honolulu Advertiser)
HILO A Puna man was given a four-page copy of the terms of his supervised release and on the back were the names of 154 current and former Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmates, with Social Security numbers, system identification numbers, security class and scheduled released date all confidential information.