In the Commissioner's Voice blog, OCSE Commissioner Scott Lekan shares messages directly with the child support community. Occasionally, the blog will feature a guest writer in Perspectives from the Field, where a child support director will share an innovation or initiative from their state. The blog is reprinted from the Commissioner’s Voice column in the Child Support Report newsletter.
Commissioner Lekan reflects on the importance of a father’s connection with his child
Leaders are looking at the rise in parents taking side hustles and its effects on families in the child support program
Commissioner Lekan recaps his discussion with Mishaela Duran about a new ReImagine HHS initiative called Aim for Independence
Commissioner Lekan talks about the strength of character it takes to work in public service
OCSE Division Director Barbara Lacina highlights three federal child support grants and shares quotes from participants
Partnerships across the federal government bolster the work of the child support community to help unemployed parents
As Commissioner Lekan focuses in on OCSE’s internal goals, he shares a story about working together through challenges
Commissioner Lekan celebrates accomplishments across the child support community as we wrap up the year
Director Pamela Lowry shares how Illinois implemented new child support guidelines
