Trump's Social Security chief backs down from 'shutting down' agency
The head of the U.S. Social Security Administration has backed down from "shutting down the agency" after a federal judge ...
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Trump administration threatens to 'stop' social security if DOGE can't access Americans' sensitive personal info
Lee Dudek, acting Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner, has made threats to turn off the SSA which would stop ...
Social Security Chief's 'Turn It Off' Comment Is Latest Insane Turn For Beleaguered Agency
"I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency," acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek actually said.
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Acting Social Security Chief Reverses Shutdown Threat After Judge Clarifies DOGE Order
The Social Security Administration will continue its operations after Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek walked back comments ...
Social Security Chief Rows Back on Shutting Down Agency
Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek had said he'd "terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems" following a court ...
DOGE Ruling Shouldn’t Stop Social Security Payouts, Judge Says
Hollander’s 14-day temporary restraining order prompted the Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek to say that the judge’s references to “DOGE affiliates” could apply to any agency employee ...
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 ...
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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‘Despicable’: Trump Official Threatens Total Social Security Shutdown Over DOGE Ruling
Rather than comply with a lawful court order, he wants to see millions of families, retirees, and disabled individuals go ...
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Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency
Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek said Friday that he is consulting with agency lawyers and the Justice ...
Is the Social Security Administration temporarily shutting down? Acting commissioner says it should, following DOGE-related court order.
The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner wants to shut down the SSA temporarily following a judge's order to halt access to the agency's data by staff of the entity known as the ...