5 h. ago DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

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26 h. ago Worried about Social Security changes? There’s one key thing to do now amid confusion

Worried about Social Security changes? There’s one key thing to do now amid confusion  San Francisco Chronicle

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38 h. ago Washington's senators raise alarm over Trump administration's changes to Social Security Administration

Washington's senators raise alarm over Trump administration's changes to Social Security Administration  The Spokesman Review

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39 h. ago Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people

Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people  The Washington Post

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50 h. ago Column | Social Security payments are increasing for some retirees. Here’s why.

Column | Social Security payments are increasing for some retirees. Here’s why.  The Washington Post

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54 h. ago DOGE says it needs to know the government's most sensitive data, but can't say why

DOGE staffers have skirted privacy laws, training and security protocols to gain virtually unfettered access to financial and personal information stored in siloed government databases.

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2 d. ago Wisconsinites kicked out and denied entry to this Democrat's 'fake town hall'

Katrina Patterson told Fox News Digital she wanted Walz to address potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but she was told to leave.

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2 d. ago Trump pick to lead SSA will conduct 'total review' of agency

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the SSA distanced himself from some of the actions taken at the agency by officials linked to Elon Musk and DOGE.

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3 d. ago Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down

Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down  The Washington Post

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3 d. ago Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down

Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down  The Washington Post

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4 d. ago New bipartisan proposal targets 'one of the most egregious' kinds of fraud ravaging healthcare industry

A Medicaid and Medicare fraud crackdown is anticipated with a bipartisan congressional proposal to check Social Security Administration death records.

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4 d. ago Cuts in Social Security benefits administration raise concerns

Michel Martin speaks with former Social Security commissioner Michael Astrue about the Trump administration's plans for office closures and jobs cuts at the Social Security administration.

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4 d. ago Former head of Social Security says Elon Musk and DOGE are wrong about the agency

Michael Astrue, former commissioner of Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR Elon Musk is wrong about Social Security and that there is no widespread fraud.

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5 d. ago Expert turns tables on Dem critics after Musk accuses Social Security of being 'Ponzi scheme'

Fox News Digital spoke to a data expert about Democrats who are pushing back on Elon Musk's claim that Social Security operates the same way as a Ponzi scheme.

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5 d. ago Florida boat capsizes, leaving 1 person dead; Coast Guard searching for 3 others, including 2 children

Three passengers remain missing after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. Four others were rescued, and one person was found dead.

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5 d. ago Florida boat capsizes, leaving 1 person dead; Coast Guard suspends search for 3 others, including 2 children

Three passengers remain missing after a boat capsized in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. Four others were rescued, and one person was found dead.

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6 d. ago Here's a Complete Plan to Fix Social Security in the United States

Here's a Complete Plan to Fix Social Security in the United States  AOL

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6 d. ago The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates

The Trump administration has announced a flurry of changes at the agency that oversees Social Security. Advocates warn these moves could lead to people having a harder time getting help with benefits.

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6 d. ago Acting Social Security chief now says he won't shut down agency after DOGE ruling

A federal judge blocked the agency from granting personnel affiliated with DOGE access to agency systems containing personally identifiable information.

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6 d. ago Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency

Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency  The Washington Post

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