casework
noun
case·work
ˈkās-ˌwərk 
: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (such as a person or family)
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In 2025, the number of customer service representatives who answer telephone calls and process taxpayer correspondence and casework was reduced by 22%.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2025, the number of customer service representatives who answer telephone calls and process taxpayer correspondence and casework was reduced by 22%.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Programs that were ripe for AI augmentation — veterans’ claims processing, Social Security workflows, IRS casework, public-health analytics, fraud detection, and regulatory review — were not redesigned or modernized.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
The department eventually resumed casework by adding Blanche’s signature alongside Habba’s, a stopgap approach that kept prosecutions moving even as the legal fight played out.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2025, the number of customer service representatives who answer telephone calls and process taxpayer correspondence and casework was reduced by 22%.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Programs that were ripe for AI augmentation — veterans’ claims processing, Social Security workflows, IRS casework, public-health analytics, fraud detection, and regulatory review — were not redesigned or modernized.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
The department eventually resumed casework by adding Blanche’s signature alongside Habba’s, a stopgap approach that kept prosecutions moving even as the legal fight played out.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Casework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casework. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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casework
noun
case·work
ˈkā-ˌswərk
: social work involving close study of the problems and needs of a person or family
Medical Definition
casework
noun
case·work
ˈkā-ˌswərk
: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (as a person or family in need of financial or psychiatric aid)
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