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Social Security rule-reversals, office closures, cost cuts: here’s what’s happening now.
A Social Security “war room,” threats to shut the agency, worker buyouts and a restraining order — here’s a timeline of what ...
Social Security backtracks on in-person identification policy after outcry. Here's what it means.
The agency said it's reversing a decision to cut phone services for identity verification after a backlash from seniors.
The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X
The SSA’s shift to Elon Musk’s X comes as the agency plans to cut its regional office workforce by roughly 90 percent, WIRED ...
Social Security’s announcements are leaving its website and moving to X: reports
Weeks after the Social Security Administration said it was increasing transparency and accountability, the agency is ...
Social Security to Begin New Identity Checks on April 14: What to Know
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has provided an update on its identity proofing requirements that will change next ...
Social Security Rolls Back Restrictions on Filing for Benefits by Phone
The agency’s plan to curtail phone services, which was expected to send tens of thousands to its offices each week, had been ...
Former agency head on preserving Social Security
A former Social Security Administration commissioner says those in the Trump administration trying to drive change don't ...
Spencer woman pleads guilty to stealing over $41K in Social Security benefits
A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $42,000 in Social Security benefits in federal court on Friday.