Daily Headlines: Social Security DOGE operative accused of taking Social Security data on a thumb drive is now a top executive at Leidos, a contractor with up to $1.5 billion in SSA contracts. March 13, 2026 View Details Arbitrator orders Social Security to restore telework after ruling the agency’s indefinite suspension was a “clear and patent breach” of its union contract. March 12, 2026 View Details Social Security’s inspector general opens formal probe into claims a former DOGE engineer kept databases covering nearly every living American on a thumb drive. March 12, 2026 View Details Whistleblower alleges former DOGE engineer took Social Security databases covering 500 million Americans on a thumb drive, told colleagues he expected a presidential pardon if caught. March 11, 2026 View Details Social Security trust fund now projected to run dry in 2032, one year earlier than expected, after Trump’s tax law drained $168 billion from the program. February 28, 2026 View Details Social Security Administration workers are told to share in-person appointment details with ICE agents, turning offices designed as safe spaces into potential immigration enforcement traps. February 14, 2026 View Details Social Security is reassigning benefits processors to answer phones after shedding 7,400 employees, with workers receiving three hours of training and fearing backlogs will grow. February 7, 2026 View Details GAO reports Social Security at risk of “losing many staff in the near term” after telework ban dropped remote work from 42% to 13% of hours. January 24, 2026 View Details DOJ filing reveals DOGE operatives at Social Security likely violated court order, shared data via unapproved server, and coordinated with group seeking to overturn election results. January 21, 2026 View Details Social Security backlogs hit 6 million pending cases and 12 million field office transactions after 7,000 employees left this year, with disability appointment scheduling down to 66% from 90%. December 31, 2025 View Details Social Security phone wait times nearly four times higher than publicly reported metric, inspector general finds, as agency counts callback requests as zero wait time. December 24, 2025 View Details SSA abandons disability benefits overhaul that experts estimated could affect 500,000 people over 10 years. November 20, 2025 View Details Social Security announces 2.8% benefit increase averaging $56 per month for 75 million Americans as Medicare Part B premiums are projected to rise $21.50 monthly. October 25, 2025 View Details Bessent names Social Security head Frank Bisignano as IRS’s seventh commissioner this year and first CEO, bypassing Senate confirmation as both agencies lose up to 25% of workforce from DOGE cuts. October 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration plans Social Security disability rule eliminating age as eligibility factor or raising threshold to 60, potentially denying benefits to 750,000 older Americans. October 6, 2025 View Details Senate Democrats demand clarity from White House after Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano says he’d consider raising retirement age, then walks back comment claiming administration “not considering” changes. October 1, 2025 View Details The FCC moves to reverse a Biden-era rule providing internet hotspots to students, citing internet safety rules that the program already follows. September 25, 2025 View Details The IRS will end paper tax refunds by a Sept. 30 deadline mandated by Trump, leaving millions of unbanked and elderly citizens without a clear waiver process. September 24, 2025 View Details The Social Security Administration denies data leak claims from its former chief data officer, who says he was forced out for raising the alarm. September 18, 2025 View Details A top Senate Republican is investigating the SSA after its chief data officer resigned, alleging DOGE put every Social Security number on a vulnerable server. September 12, 2025 View Details The Social Security Administration cuts its congressional casework office from 50 staffers to three, leaving lawmakers with unresponsive liaisons. September 10, 2025 View Details A former Social Security chief reveals Trump’s efficiency team ignored real problems to chase nonexistent fraud for quick political wins. September 9, 2025 View Details Whistleblower says Trump-aligned DOGE officials at Social Security copied data on 300 million Americans into less secure SSA cloud environment after Supreme Court granted access to records. August 27, 2025 View Details Social Security field offices lose up to 20% of staff since March 2024 as Trump administration pushes buyouts and consolidations. August 16, 2025 View Details Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts $1,000 ‘Trump accounts’ for newborns as a backdoor move to privatize Social Security. July 31, 2025 View Details Sanders and Jayapal to headline free livestream Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET explaining Trump cuts to Medicaid and Medicare while organizing resistance. July 29, 2025 View Details CBO says Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” adds $3.3T to debt and leaves 11.8M uninsured, while the GOP uses an alternate baseline to claim savings. July 22, 2025 View Details Senators Warren and Wyden demand answers from Social Security Commissioner over reassigning 1,000 field workers to cover failing phone system. July 15, 2025 View Details Social Security pulls 1,000 field office workers to handle phones with 93-minute wait times after Trump job cuts. July 11, 2025 View Details Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano sends mass email falsely claiming Trump’s agenda bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits. July 4, 2025 View Details House Republicans pass Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill and here’s exactly how it changes your taxes, healthcare and benefits. July 4, 2025 View Details Trump administration stops classifying 6,300 living migrants as dead in Social Security database and switches to marking their numbers as “unverified” to maintain pressure for self-deportation. July 2, 2025 View Details 19-year-old “Big Balls” Coristine returns to government as a special government employee working on Social Security website after resigning, using same classification as Elon Musk for agency access. June 27, 2025 View Details Social Security stops reporting call wait times and processing metrics after DOGE targets customer service as agency faces website crashes and long field office lines. June 21, 2025 View Details New data shows Medicare and Social Security stop paying full benefits in 8-9 years, earlier than projected, before accounting for Trump’s pending budget bill that would trigger additional Medicare cuts. June 19, 2025 View Details Senators Warren and Wyden warn DOGE’s rushed Social Security IT overhaul could cause “catastrophic cuts to all benefits” and system collapse. June 12, 2025 View Details Supreme Court lifts injunction blocking Trump’s DOGE from accessing Social Security data, overriding privacy protections despite three justices’ dissent. June 7, 2025 View Details Federal data centralization project by DOGE sparks privacy concerns over combining Social Security, tax, and medical data. May 8, 2025 View Details Former JPMorgan Chase COO Frank Bisignano confirmed to lead Social Security. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security data blocked by lower court injunction. May 3, 2025 View Details Appeals court rules 9–6 to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data without training or oversight. May 1, 2025 View Details Senior Social Security executive who oversaw hundreds escorted out by security and placed on leave after opposing Musk appointee’s illegal plan to falsify records. April 13, 2025 View Details Social Security slashes regional staff and moves all public updates to Musk-owned X posts. April 12, 2025 View Details Judge allows one DOGE member access to Treasury data tied to Americans’ bank and Social Security info. April 12, 2025 View Details Trump administration classifies 6,000 living immigrants as dead to force exits and block access to work, banking, and legal status. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump-backed plan to end Social Security phone services abruptly reversed after public backlash. April 10, 2025 View Details DOGE’s fraud crackdown and its untested software rollout have crippled the Social Security website, bringing it down multiple times. April 8, 2025 View Details Acting Social Security chief faces resignation calls over rescinded order that made Maine the only state requiring in-person newborn registration at one of just eight federal offices. April 3, 2025 View Details Social Security portal crashes while DOGE pushes agency to replace staff support with online self-service. April 1, 2025 View Details DOGE pushes to rebuild Social Security Admin code in months although experts say it should take years. March 29, 2025 View Details Social Security delayed new ID rules and exempted Medicare, disability, and SSI applicants, but will still require new retirement and survivor applicants to appear in person. March 27, 2025 View Details Sen. Wyden accuses Trump’s Social Security nominee of lying about role in installing Musk-aligned officials during tense confirmation hearing. March 26, 2025 View Details Social Security fast-tracks service cuts from two years to two weeks at White House request, risking benefit access for hospitalized people, foster kids, and rural Americans March 25, 2025 View Details GOP Sen. John Curtis called on Republicans to be honest about plans to change Social Security for future generations. March 24, 2025 View Details Acting Social Security administrator threatens to shut down agency over court order denying Musk’s DOGE access to records, then reverses himself hours later. March 22, 2025 View Details Judge bars Musk’s DOGE team from Social Security data, citing ‘so-called experts’ and disregard for Americans’ private information. March 21, 2025 View Details AP publishes list of 26 Social Security offices set to close this year, with closure dates. March 20, 2025 View Details Social Security tightens ID rules, forcing millions into offices as closures worsen rural access. March 19, 2025 View Details The White House insists Elon Musk’s plan to cut $600-$700 billion from Social Security will not affect benefits. March 12, 2025 View Details Musk’s DOGE tries linking IRS tax data & federal benefits, despite data laws. March 2, 2025 View Details The Social Security Administration plans to fire between 7,000 and 30,000 workers. February 28, 2025 View Details The acting Social Security Commissioner resigned after 32 years following Elon Musk aides accessing sensitive records February 24, 2025 View Details The Acting Social Security Commissioner resigned after 32 years there following Elon Musk’s aides attempting to access sensitive records. February 18, 2025 View Details
