“For too long, SSA has operated on autopilot,” acting SSA Commissioner Lee Dudek said in a statement. The Social Security ...

A proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers is circulating at the Social Security Administration, according to two employees. If implemented, the move could affect ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) says reports that it will end telephone services are “inaccurate,” but system changes are being implemented to prevent fraud. “SSA is increasing its ...

On March 25, 2025, tech mogul Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced (archived) that the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) had "marked as deceased" around 9.9 ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U ...

The acting commissioner at SSA said that he has “made some mistakes” and promised to learn from them in an email to staff Tuesday. The acting leadership of the Social Security Administration ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Social Security Administration from giving members of the Department of Government Efficiency access to agency data containing individuals’ personally ...

By Tara Siegel Bernard When Eleanor H., 66, called the Social Security Administration last month seeking details about her retirement benefits, she didn’t expect to comfort the representative ...

A federal judge on Thursday issued an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA) that store the personal ...