On Wednesday, acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Lee Dudek sought to correct the record over recent reporting on the activities and findings of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) relating to his agency.
Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and asked for help finding another job.
Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.
The Trump administration has put an "anti-fraud expert" temporarily in charge at the Social Security Administration, long a politically untouchable source of government spending, the White House confi
The IRS is fighting to keep Elon Musk and his merry men access to the sensitive personal data of American taxpayers. Meanwhile, the acting head of the Social Security Administration has stepped down in the face of further overreach by Musk.
Concerns about the role of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency prompted the leader of the Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration to step down Monday. According to the Associated Press,
The Trump administration claimed the Social Security Administration gives payments to dead people. SSA audits revealed it happens less than suspected.
Attempts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to seek access to the Social Security Administration’s database have sparked concern that it could compromise people’s private financial and medical information and could lead to a disruption in benefits.
The new head of the Social Security Administration said Wednesday that deceased centenarians are "not necessarily receiving benefits," contradicting claims that tens of millions of dead people over the age of 100 are getting payments from the agency.
The long Presidents Day weekend brought protests across the U.S. — and more layoffs across a number of federal agencies. It comes as the top official at the Social Security Administration resigned following a clash with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency over its request to access to sensitive personal records.