“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
'DOGE Kids' Changes to Social Security Revealed by Head of Agency
New audio reveals Social Security head Leland Dudek admitting DOGE staff have broad data access amid Trump's agency overhaul.
Head of Social Security admits he doesn’t know what ‘DOGE kids’ have been doing with Americans’ data, bombshell audio reveals
Head of Social Security admits he doesn’t know what ‘DOGE kids’ have been doing with Americans’ data, bombshell audio reveals - Social Security acting commissioner Leland Dudek confirmed that Musk’s DOGE techies have ‘broad access’ to personal data,
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Michael Hiltzik: Disturbing news about DOGE and your Social Security
It started on Jan. 31, when someone named Mike Russo showed up at the Social Security Administration offices outside Baltimore and started introducing himself as a representative of DOGE, the federal budget-cutting service headed by Elon Musk.
These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration
The team working at the Social Security Administration appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any government agency.
Social Security services at risk as DOGE bulldozer continues
Reports of cuts to phone support add to broader concerns about reverberations from mass layoffs amid continued efficiency efforts.
DOGE is hiring more staff to hunt down dead people
The assignments are the latest twist in the White House's crusade against death-related skullduggery.
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Michael Hiltzik: A Social Security insider describes DOGE’s rampage at the agency and the threat to your benefits
It started on Jan. 31, when someone named Mike Russo showed up at the Social Security Administration offices outside Baltimore and started introducing himself as a representative of DOGE, the federal ...
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SSA weighs axing payments to 170,000 beneficiaries
The move to cease making payments to people without Social Security numbers would imperil the benefits of thousands of ...
Social Security scraps far-reaching cuts to phone services after Post report
The agency will move ahead with a much narrower revision eliminating direct deposit changes by phone amid DOGE fraud concerns ...
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The Plot Against Elon
Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during the ...
Ex-Social Security official describes ‘significant’ risk of sensitive data going to wrong hands under DOGE
Tiffany Flick, a former Social Security official, detailed what she sees as a “significant” risk of sensitive government data ...
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Slotkin, senators demand answers on workforce changes impacting Social Security services
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said she has joined dozens of other senators from across the country to ...
Social Security’s acting chief privately admits DOGE ‘will make mistakes’ while cuts delay processing of claims, report says
SSA employees told the Post that DOGE-led cuts to staff, spending and operating systems are already sowing chaos and delaying ...