The ax has fallen at the Social Security Administration. A massive reorganization is taking place at the agency that will result in “significant workforce reductions,” SSA said in a release. Offices ...

The federal agency that provides millions of vulnerable Americans with retirement and disability benefits is drowning in up ...

The Social Security Administration this week sent out an email to many Americans celebrating the passage of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, and touting the measure’s tax relief for ...

Calling its workforce “bloated,” the Social Security Administration announced Friday plans to slash about 7,000 jobs, or roughly 12% of its staff. The potential cuts are part of a larger ...

Millions of retired teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions will be reaping the benefits of the recently passed Social Security Fairness Act sooner than first projected ...

The Trump administration, after legal challenges, abruptly reversed its mass firings of so-called “probationary” federal employees. But it is moving speedily to find other ways to hobble the ...

A leaked Social Security Administration memo has unveiled a supposed Trump administration plan that could upend the benefits system for millions of Americans. Obtained by investigative outlet Popular ...

In recent days, the Social Security Administration and its newly confirmed commissioner Frank Bisignano have celebrated “key milestones” in its quest to improve customer service, citing its ...

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Social Security Administration officials are considering a policy that could effectively strip benefits from thousands of people. "A proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers ...

The Social Security Administration this week announced it will no longer allow individuals to verify their identity over the phone in an effort to tighten identity-proofing measures. The change means ...

The Social Security Administration is in crisis, and people’s benefits are at risk. We do not say this lightly. We both served in senior roles at the Social Security Administration — one of us under a ...