The Latest Breaking News from Social Security Administration

Julie Siegel says DOGE is making it harder for millions of Americans to access their benefits.

“We will have cases that get stuck, and they’re not going to be able to get fixed.”

Courts stop DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration data and prevent Homeland Security from deporting Georgetown fellow Badar Khan Suri.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security Administration systems that hold personally identifiable data on millions of Americans

The Social Security Administration’s plan to require in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing recipients has drawn ire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and program recipients who are concerned that the government is placing barriers in front of people seeking to access their benefits

Twenty-six Social Security Administration offices across the country are expected to close this year, due to actions taken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

Fraud costs $521bn annually while Social Security grapples with worker shortages and rising beneficiary numbers.

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, recipients and applicants will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone

Since President Trump took office, he has proposed or initiated changes to how Social Security functions. Here's a roundup.

"DOGE people are learning and they will make mistakes, but we have to let them see what is going on at SSA."

All-staff email is latest Trump-led assault on agency that runs safety-net program for 73 million Americans