# SSA Ends Alternative Work Schedules

The Social Security Administration reportedly plans to end agency-wide 4/10 and 5/4/9 alternative work schedules effective November 13, including for employees who do not interact with the public. The year and formal notice were not provided. Comments describe similar changes at DHS and DCAA, but those accounts—including reports of later schedule changes and potential collective-bargaining disputes—are unverified. No contract awards or direct effects on procurement are identified.

- Contractors supporting SSA may want to review staffing and coordination assumptions that depend on agency employee schedules; the signal does not establish that any contract requirements or performance terms are changing.
- Procurement and program teams should confirm the effective date and scope against an official SSA notice before changing coverage plans.
- The reported changes at DHS and DCAA may be relevant context for contractors serving those agencies, but the commenter accounts should not be treated as confirmed agency policy.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Government Entities
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

### Key Quotes
> File a grievance; this is in direct violation of our contract, assuming you’re covered by a bargaining agreement.
> — Commenter

> They told us on a Sunday in the middle of a pay period that all AWS was canceled effective immediately. It was absolute chaos. We eventually got it back, but not exactly what we had before.
> — Commenter (DHS employee)

> I work for the DCAA, and our agency’s union was dismantled before I started. Our four-day, ten-hour schedule was taken away too.
> — Commenter (DCAA employee)

### Sources
- [SSA Ending Alternative Work Schedule](https://www.reddit.com/r/FedEmployees/comments/1wyittc/ssa_ending_alternative_work_schedule) - reddit-fedemployees