Social Security, DOGE

Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Social Security will not be touched,” Trump answered, echoing a promise he has been making for years. Despite his eagerness to explode treaties, shutter entire government agencies and abandon decades-old ways of doing things,
Musk’s DOGE descends on Social Security Administration
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.
DOGE Reveals Social Security Administration Cuts
The unofficial government department has so far identified savings of just over $232 million with regards to the SSA alone.
Not what it seems: Clarifying the DOGE allegations about Social Security
Despite all the rumors to the contrary, Social Security benefit checks are NOT being sent to people who died a long time ago.
When do Social Security payments go out in March? See the full 2025 payment schedule
Because of the calendar, Social Security recipients who get Supplemental Security Income benefits get their March 2025 check on Feb. 28, 2025.
Social Security Chief Issues Update on DOGE Involvement
Lee Dudek, the new acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said DOGE staffers won't be able make changes to agency systems or payments.
Musk and his DOGE operation eye the Social Security Administration
As DOGE arrives at the SSA and Elon Musk makes dubious claims about Social Security checks, the political risks are great.
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information,
Social Security's top official resigns after clash with Elon Musk's DOGE
The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government records.
Full List of Social Security Offices Closing After DOGE Cuts
DOGE has helped to close 10 Social Security offices so far, potentially impacting beneficiaries' access to essential services.
DOGE: Will it affect operations and payments of Social Security?
In response to recent concerns, Acting Social Security Commissioner Lee Dudek reassures Americans that the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) involvement will not disrupt the Social Security Administration's operations.
Social Security Shuts 'Wasteful' Department After Trump Order
Rearranging Social Security Administration operations has been a priority of the new acting commissioner, Lee Dudek.
DOGE wants access to your tax and Social Security data. These two laws are supposed to protect you
Reports of the Department of Government Efficiency’s so-called “tech bros” accessing federal systems that hold vast troves of Americans’ personal data have raised many questions about whether they can ...
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Las Vegas Social Security office subject to DOGE cut
A Las Vegas Social Security Administration office has closed or been directed to ... a “true termination” and directed ...
DOGE’s grab of personal data stokes privacy and security fears
Associates of Elon Musk have sought unfettered access to government data — for purposes that have no clear ties to their ...
How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days
Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...
Social Security worker who was fired for aiding DOGE is made acting boss within days
Leland Dudek’s weekend started with a phone call removing him from his job at the Social Security Administration after giving ...
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Elon Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its ...
21 Federal Technology Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk and DOGE Slash Size of Government
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...