Social Security, DOGE

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.
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.
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.
The Newly Elevated Acting Head of Social Security Covertly Helped DOGE
Some Democrats have raised concerns about Leland Dudek’s leadership of the agency.
DOGE Reveals Social Security Administration Cuts
The unofficial government department has so far identified savings of just over $232 million with regards to the SSA alone.
Musk and his DOGE operation eye the Social Security Administration
As DOGE arrives at the SSA and Elon Musk makes dubious claims about Social Security checks, the political risks are great.
Head of Social Security steps down after refusing DOGE access to taxpayer’s private information
Acting Commissioner Michelle King's departure from the agency over the weekend — after more than 30 years of service — was initiated after King refused to provide DOGE staffers at the SSA with access to sensitive information,
Could Social Security Records Be Erased? What Musk's DOGE Access Means
DOGE gaining entry to the Social Security database has raised fears the unofficial agency could alter records and cause delays for recipients.
Acting head of Social Security Administration resigns after dispute with Elon Musk’s DOGE: report
Michelle King, a career federal worker who had been with SSA since 1994, quit over the DOGE disagreement Saturday and was replaced by Leland Dudek.
Social Security's top official resigns after clash with Elon Musk's DOGE
The top Social Security official stepped down after refusing to provide Elon Musk's DOGE access to sensitive government ...
Social Security Administration leader Michelle King resigns over DOGE data access
Concerns about the role of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency prompted the leader of the Woodlawn-based Social ...
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, ...
Social Security's Insolvency Is Driven by Benefits for the Living, Not Fraud by the Dead
Elon Musk claims that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered "the biggest fraud in history" within the ...
Musk says DOGE found Social Security fraud. O’Malley disputes claims.
Elon Musk suggests millions of Americans 100 or older are receiving Social Security benefits. A former Social Security ...