Social Security targets tech team for cuts at a time when systems are under strain

Nearly half of Rochester Social Security office staff take buyouts, SSA data says

ROCHESTER — Rochester's Social Security Administration office is losing almost half of its staff to buyouts, data from the agency shows. The Social Security offices in Rochester and Alexandria, Minnesota, are included on a list of field offices with 25% or more losses due to employees taking voluntary separation incentive payments, according to Social Security Administration data. The Rochester office is losing 40% of its staff, while Alexandria…

Social Security targets tech team for cuts at a time when systems are under strain

The Social Security Administration plans to slash its technology team by nearly one-third at a time when the agency’s complex and fragile computer systems are crashing more often.

Social Security in Crisis: Why 24 Top Leaders Are Fleeing as Reform Plans Heat Up!

Amid growing concerns over the future of Social Security, more than two dozen high-ranking officials at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have resigned in protest of ambitious reform proposals that could drastically reshape the program. These resignations have sparked debate over the effectiveness and potential impact of the overhaul, which is aimed at addressing Social Security’s long-term financial struggles. The proposed changes, which…

Social Security faces thousands more job cuts even with service in tailspin

The agency has already seen 7,000 job losses from dramatic cost-cutting efforts by Trump and Musk — even as they promise no benefit reductions.

Social Security demands that gay activist living with AIDS repay $200k in benefits

Paul Aguilar, an AIDS activist in San Francisco, has received a letter from the Social Security Administration demanding that he repay about $200,000 in disability benefits he has received.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Aguilar, 61, who is gay, started receiving Social Security disability benefits in 2005, after he was diagnosed with AIDS, he told The Bay Area Reporter. Since 2022…

My Views on Recent Changes at the Social Security Administration

DOGE has massively reorganized and downsized the Social Security Administration (SSA) in the first two months of the Trump Administration. These actions are unusual, as changes at SSA generally have been incremental and waited until a confirmed Commissioner takes office, surveys the organization’s needs and resources, and establishes priorities. In the recent reorganization, the transformation office was entirely eliminated and the analysis offi…