The DOGE-driven reductions at SSA "is threatening customer service for all the retirees, survivors and people with disabilities," Kathleen Romig said.

Elon Musk's government efficiency team, DOGE, is taking aim at Social Security, claiming fraud while pushing controversial changes that could make it harder for seniors to access benefits.

Key Takeaways Social Security services are slowing down after DOGE-driven cuts, especially for vulnerable groups like disabled Americans and low-income seniors. While long-term benefits are likely ...

Younger Americans tend to worry more about Social Security than older Americans. In the new AARP survey, 25% of people ages ...

Rather, DOGE's aim is to clean up the program, eliminate wasteful spending within it, and potentially modernize Social Security so it's run more efficiently. None of these are negative things.

The newly installed caretaker at the Social Security Administration acknowledged this week that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is calling the shots as the agency races to slash thousands of jobs ...

The Department of Government Efficiency is sifting through $1.6 trillion worth of Social Security payments -- records that include a person's name, birth date and how much they earn -- in an ...

Just as Americans turn 65 in record levels, DOGE unleashes service cuts that could cause delays in benefit payments. With so much confusion resulting from changes to the Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration announced March 18 that it would be rolling out new identify proofing procedures, requiring beneficiaries to verify their identity in person if they cannot use ...

Tiffany Flick, a former chief of staff at the U.S. Social Security Administration, has also said DOGE's takeover of SSA appeared to be “based on the general myth of supposed widespread fraud." ...