RELATED January 29, 2026 Trump Posed an Existential Threat. This Nonpartisan Group Pushed Back January 29, 2026 A Culture of Fear: Leadership Deficits at Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 26, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals” proposed rule Back to Reports SSA: Preparing for a Retirement Boom Update February 2, 2006 The Social Security Administration (SSA) continues to conduct the Retirement Wave Analysis, which is the cornerstone of its human capital planning efforts. SSA’s greatest success is its ability to constantly monitor our workforce needs and adapt strategies accordingly. One of SSA’s biggest concerns is that retirement losses will occur at the same time that our workloads begin growing with the aging of the baby-boom generation. In order to meet these growing workloads, SSA needs to ensure that it has employees with the knowledge and training needed to serve the public. Download (4m)