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,
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.
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.
Social Security Administration, headquartered in Maryland, closes two offices
The Social Security Administration (SSA), which is headquartered in Woodlawn, closed two offices this week, putting employees on administrative leave, agency leaders said.
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.
Elon Musk’s DOGE announces closure of Social Security office in Michigan
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it is closing a Social Security Administration office in Michigan as part of ongoing cuts in the federal government. The agency -- headed up by Elon Musk -- posted the cut on the DOGE website this week.
Are Dead People Getting Social Security Like Trump and Musk Claim?
When President Trump announced plans to form his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), it was pretty clear that Social Security would wind up a target. Social Security is facing serious cuts in about a decade’s time,
Baldwin Demands Answers from Social Security Administration on Musk and DOGE’s Access to Personal Information
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues demanded answers from the Social Security Administration regarding the recent turmoil at the agency as Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embed themselves and gain access to Wisconsinites most sensitive personal information.
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.
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.
Birmingham Social Security DOGE cuts ‘devastating,’ Alabama lawmakers say: ‘Brace for impact’
But Sen. Linda-Coleman Madison, D-Birmingham, said the negative impact of these cuts goes far beyond Social Security office ...
Status of Oceanside Social Security Administration Office in Doubt Amid Cuts
As billionaire Elon Musk's unelected "Department of Government Efficiency" continues its to wreak havoc across the federal ...
Las Vegas Social Security office subject to DOGE cut
A Las Vegas Social Security Administration office has closed or been directed to close by the Trump administration’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump signs executive order giving Musk and DOGE more power
President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving Elon Musk and DOGE more power. The order will require agency heads to ...