Ex-SSA Commissioner Martin O'Malley violated Hatch Act, watchdog finds

Former Social Security Commissioner (SSA) Martin O'Malley violated the Hatch Act during an interview with a local news outlet in North Carolina last year, a U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) investigation found on Friday. The office began the probe after a complaint was filed on Oct. 23, 2024, that alleged O’Malley, who at the time served as SSA’s commissioner, was in violation of the Hatch Act for “using his official authority to interfere with or affect the results of