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Your Social Security number is in the middle of DOGE’s massive tech system overhaul. Are payments, private data at risk?
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency wants to combine your Social Security number into a massive ...
What we know about claims Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to X
The social media platform is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending.
Trump Administration Won’t Let Acting Social Security Head Testify About Adding Immigrants To ‘Master Death List’
In a letter to the court late Monday, the Trump administration said Dudek will not appear at the hearing as requested, saying ...
Social Security rule reversals, office closures, cost cuts: Here’s what’s happening now
A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order — here’s a timeline of what ...
Congress, DOGE turned the Social Security Fairness Act from a win to a loss
The chaotic process that brought the bill to fruition, and the failure of Congress to sufficiently fund the administrative ...
SEN ELIZABETH WARREN: Social Security is under attack. Gutting it is a broken promise
People are struggling with sky-high prices while their retirement savings are evaporating. We need a temporary increase in ...
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED ...
Some Social Security helpline functions disconnected. How it affects you or your parents
Seniors can no longer change their direct-deposit information over the phone and confusion reigns about what other functions have been disconnected.
Opinion
Elon Musk is creating Social Security waste, fraud and abuse
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are undermining the Social Security Administration’s efforts to prevent fraud, causing confusion and fear among beneficiaries, and creating a climate of ...
Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to ...
Community members protest DOGE's access to Social Security during federal hearing in Baltimore
Working and retired community members rallied outside of a Baltimore courthouse Tuesday as the White House's Department of ...