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DOGE, Social Security

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3h

The Newly Elevated Acting Head of Social Security Covertly Helped DOGE

WASHINGTON—Leland Dudek had spent more than a decade at the Social Security Administration, including time overseeing a fraud investigation office, but was largely unknown to senior executives at the agency.

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

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.

The Intercept · 6m

DOGE Said It Cut $232 Million From Social Security Budget. It Was Only About Half a Million.

The Social Security budget cut, an anti-trans attack, was the latest example of confusion sown by bold claims that wither under scrutiny.

CNN on MSN · 1d

What DOGE could gain by accessing your Social Security data

When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, disabled workers, dependents and survivors who receive them today.

Elon Musk 'misinterprets' Social Security data

MarketWatch · 3h

Are ‘150-year-old’ Americans really collecting Social Security? And 4 other common questions on Social Security fraud.

The Trump administration says fraud is rampant in the Social Security Administration, with millions of dead beneficiaries receiving benefits. Experts disagree, but there could easily be confusion about how to handle benefits of the deceased.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk is hunting for Social Security fraud. It's not very common.

The Trump administration claimed the Social Security Administration gives payments to dead people. SSA audits revealed it happens less than suspected.

Yahoo · 20h

Digging into Elon Musk's claims that people over 150 years old are collecting Social Security

Elon Musk has recently made several claims that 150-year-olds are receiving Social Security benefits. So the CBS News Confirmed team looked for evidence of improper payments or potential fraud. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhonna Tarrant breaks down what they found.

Trump Layoffs Hit Social Security Administration

Newsweek on MSN · 5h

Social Security Alarm Raised by Trump's Commerce Secretary

Howard Lutnick said that Elon Musk is going to "cut a trillion dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse" in Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.

USA TODAY on MSN · 23m

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 Security payments.

HuffPost on MSN · 1h

Trump Layoffs Hit Social Security Administration, But On A Smaller Scale

The Social Security Administration sent termination notices to several dozen employees Thursday, the latest in a long string of mass federal agency layoffs since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Social Security, Benefit Statement

Investopedia on MSN · 1d

What If Taxes on Social Security Benefits Were Eliminated?

KEY TAKEAWAYS A bill to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, an idea which President Donald Trump has supported, was recently reintroduced to the House.Currently, about 40% of Social Security beneficiaries,

Retirement Daily on The Street o… · 1d

Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement (SSA-1099)

Tax season is here, and the Social Security Administration made replacing your annual Benefit Statement easier.

24/7 Wall St. on MSN · 5h

I’m Only 30 Years Old. How Accurate Is My Social Security Benefit Estimate?

Key Points At age 30, the Social Security Administration may not give you the most accurate benefit estimate. The closer you get to retirement, the more helpful that estimate can be. Aim to set yourself up with savings and rely less on Social

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New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts

The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are “not necessarily receiving ...

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Social Security sending out checks to millions of dead people? It’s not just false. It’s absurd

Elon Musk's easily disprovable misrepresentation of a table of numbers threatens to erode confidence in one of the most ...

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Musk's claims of Social Security payouts to dead people lack evidence

Elon Musk suggested Social Security data shows millions of improbably and impossibly old people collecting benefits, ...

Congress Increases Social Security Benefits For Some State And Local Government Employees

The Social Security Fairness Act retroactively reverses some 1983 reforms and increases benefits for some retired state and ...

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Social Security Administration acting commissioner steps down

Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner Michelle King has stepped down from her role at the agency, a Trump ...

'Level of distrust here': Top social security official resigns after clash with DOGE

After a clash with DOGE over sensitive information, the top social security official resigned. New York Times chief White ...

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