Social Security Administration, DOGE

DOGE Backs Off Plan to Scrap Key Social Security Service After Backlash
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) backed off a plan to scrap telephone services for millions of Americans filing claims with the Social Security Administration, just hours after The Washington Post revealed the sweeping changes.
DOGE Pushes Social Security Administration to Cut Off Phone Service: Report
SSA officials are weighing eliminating telephone support for claims processing and direct-deposit account transactions.
Social Security Denies Report of DOGE Proposed Cuts to Phone Service
The administration says it’s planning to enhance security for bank information, denying a report of broad cuts to phone service.
Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to phone service
The agency is considering dramatically curtailing the phone services that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on.
DOGE plans to close nearly 50 Social Security offices; see the list
The closures total to over $15 million in estimated federal saving, according to the temporary government organization.
DOGE Is Pressuring Social Security to Make Another Massive Cut
At the SSA, Musk and DOGE have alleged that “tens of millions” of dead people are receiving Social Security payments, but this was quickly disproven. Still, Trump and Musk have continued to double down on the claims, with the tech mogul–fascism enthusiast calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” and repeatedly urging massive cuts.
DOGE is driving Social Security cuts and will make mistakes, acting head says privately
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner said members of Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team are outsiders who are unfamiliar with the nuances of the agency’s programs.
DOGE is searching through Social Security payments looking for fraud
DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.
Musk Hints Entitlements Like Social Security Are DOGE’s Next Target
The DOGE edgelord has views on popular entitlement programs that no politician could embrace without fear of extinction.
‘I’m the Villain’: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
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A Social Security insider describes DOGE’s rampage at the agency and the threat to your benefits
How a DOGE team ran roughshod through the Social Security Administration, gaining access to personal data and putting benefit ...
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GOP lawmakers brush back inquiries on DOGE access to Treasury, SSA systems
House Ways and Means Republicans shot down a pair of resolutions from Democrats seeking information on the Elon Musk-led ...
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The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it
Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here's what the government knows ...
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Be Warned! The Impact of DOGE’s Investigation into Social Security: What Retirees Need to Know | VIDEO
Uncovering wasteful spending, improper payments, & system inefficiencies. Investigation targets SSA's operational issues.
Elon Musk believes DOGE will reach goal of $1 trillion in savings
Musk said in a FOX Business interview that DOGE's cost-cutting efforts will reach $1 trillion in savings "unless we're ...
DOGE’s Social Security Closures Have Peeved Federal Workers Taking to the Street
Federal employees protested en masse over the weekend as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency announced it would ...
DOGE accused of accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
Labor unions are trying to stop Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data for millions of Americans. "They cannot ...