Social Security, DOGE

Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
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. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.
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.
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.
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.
What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data
When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, disabled workers, dependents and survivors who receive them today.
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.
Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
DOGE Staffer Behind Racist Posts Reinstated at Social Security
The staffer with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency who resigned after a report that linked him to racism and eugenics has been reinstated at the Social Security Administration,
Could Social Security Records Be Erased? What Musk's DOGE Access Means
DOGE gaining entry to the Social Security database has raised fears the unofficial agency could alter records and cause delays for recipients.
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.
Is my tax and Social Security data safe from DOGE? Safeguard these sensitive records.
Even if none of your data gets mislaid, copied or hacked, it's a good idea to store copies of some key federal records for ...
Social Security In Uncertain Times: What The Resignation Of Michelle King And Musk's DOGE Data Push Could Mean For Beneficiaries
The Social Security Administration is facing new uncertainties following the resignation of its acting commissioner. Michelle ...
Lawmakers warn DOGE to ‘keep your hands off our Social Security’ amid Elon Musk-led budget cuts — should millions of retired Americans be concerned?
Lawmakers have expressed concern over Elon Musk’s involvement with DOGE and its potential influence on Social Security funds.
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management emails were sent to federal workers on Saturday, shortly after Musk wrote in a post ...
Trump, DOGE work to shutter CFPB, an agency created in response to the 2008 financial crisis
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump ...
Donald Trump Riffs on Social Security—'It's All a Scam'
Newsweek has reached out to the Social Security press office for comment via email on Sunday morning. Why It Matters.
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 ...