Federal employees who cater to the claims pertaining to the Social Security disability and immigration hearings have lately been the victims of a constant series of threats. This is according to recent information revealed by the Association of Administrative Law Judges along with the National Association of Immigration Judges.

As per the data collected between March and August last year, about twenty eight violent threats have been reported. This has been on the Social Security Offices which cater to the disability hearings. Along with this, about nine judges claimed that they had been threatened in the same period. This is as per the data collected from the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration.

From September 2009 to February 2010, there has been a record of 21 threats against the SSA hearing offices. With this, another 11 judges were threatened as well as to the wives and children of the judges.

According to the President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Greg Junemann, personal threats are being made against those in the federal government by people who are angry with the government. They are not coming out otherwise. It is important to increase the level of precautions taken. The Internal Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers represent the federal workers along with the administrative law judges.

Following the above, a new list of recommendations has been brought out to improve security of the concerned personnel. This came about during the National Press Club briefing.