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.
Worker Removed for Aiding DOGE Is Made Social Security Boss Within Days
Leland Dudek’s weekend started with a phone call removing him from his job at the Social Security Administration after giving information about the agency to DOGE, the government cost-cutting initiative associated with billionaire Elon Musk.
Social Security Chief Issues Update on DOGE Involvement
Lee Dudek, the new acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said DOGE staffers won't be able make changes to agency systems or payments.
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information,
DOGE sets sights on Social Security target Trump promised to ‘fight for’
The comments Elon Musk made beside President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday suggest that he’s lining up his next government waste target: Social Security, the nation’s largest retirement beneficiary program.
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 Administration: DOGE Cannot Make Changes to Benefit Payments
DOGE has limited "read only" access to data and will not disrupt or delay the disbursement of payments to beneficiaries, SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek said.
New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him
Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s ...
Trump's new Social Security head admits dead Americans 'aren't necessarily' getting checks
Even Trump's new top Social Security chief is refuting the president's claims that deceased Americans are receiving Social ...
Here’s What We Know About Trump And Musk’s Social Security Plans—As Top Official Resigns Over DOGE Access
Musk has been falsely alleging massive fraud at the agency as he and DOGE reportedly try to gain access to Social Security ...
Trump, Musk Exaggerate Scale of Improper Social Security Payments to the Dead
President Donald Trump incorrectly interpreted data shared by Elon Musk when he misleadingly claimed on Feb. 18 that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Donald Trump toys with 'DOGE dividend' as Elon Musk's cost-cutting project continues to add new goals
President Donald Trump is embracing an idea for a ‘DOGE dividend,’ the latest example of how the administration continues to ...
Trump floats using DOGE savings to pay Americans, pay down debt
President Trump on Wednesday said his administration is considering using some of the money saved from Elon Musk and his team ...