Social Security administrator backs out of ‘shutting down’ agency
The head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) said Friday that he wouldn’t be “shutting down the agency” after a ...
Chellie Pingree Calls On Leland Dudek To Resign From Social Security Role
The Democratic congresswoman said Social Security's acting leader was "willing to throw an entire state into turmoil" just to ...
Opinion
The Impending Threat to Social Security Under Trump's Administration
The recent tenure of acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek has bubbled to the surface issues that threaten the very foundation of Social Security, a program that serves around 70 million ...
Hiltzik: Social Security needs protection from Trump, as disastrous acting commissioner shows
Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek leaves Social Security beneficiaries worried about their checks. They should be.
Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services for disabled people
But millions applying for retirement or survivor benefits will no longer be allowed to verify their identity by phone and ...
Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency
Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply ...
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SSA tech shop to be led by another DOGE associate
Both Coulter and Russo have DOGE ties and were named as “DOGE associates” in a recent court declaration from former SSA ...
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Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency
Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek threatened Thursday evening to bar Social Security Administration employees from accessing its computer systems in response to a judge’s order ...
Social Security Leader Warns of Halt to Agency’s Work, Before Backtracking
The head of the Social Security Administration pulled back his startling warning after a judge said he had misinterpreted a ...
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Social Security chief: DOGE access to systems revoked after court order
Leland Dudek, acting commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA), said as of Monday the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) no longer has access to the agency’s systems in ...
Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
DOGE has been at the center of several lawsuits over its attempts to access the sensitive information of American citizens.