US EditionSocial Security officials pull plug on 'ineffective' DOGE program that sparked mass chaos
- Social Security officials ended a security check on phone claims on Friday at the agency's offices following a DOGE mandate.
- A security check implemented at the request of the government efficiency office aimed at uncovering phone claim fraud caused processing delays while identifying only a small number of suspicious cases.
- The policy imposed a three-day hold requiring staff to pause claims processing and review caller backgrounds, causing frustration and lost claims.
- Analyst Kathleen Romig noted that the policy detected only a few instances of possible fraud but resulted in considerable slowdowns in the processing of claims.
- Officials reversed the ineffective security check as part of broader DOGE policy rollbacks that damaged customer service amid a surge in retirement claims.
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Social Security Abandons Controversial Anti-Fraud Policy Amid Growing Backlog of Claims
By Tami Luhby, CNN A month after instituting a controversial anti-fraud policy that sparked widespread concern among senior citizens, the US Social Security Administration has quietly abandoned a key part of the measure. The agency will no longer hold retirement benefit applications for three days to check for fraud, according to an email sent to workers and reviewed by CNN. The decision comes as the backlog of retirement benefit applications ha…
DOGE's Attempt to Monitor GAO Meets Rejection - Real News Now
The quest for greater governmental oversight by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues, as it now sets its sights on an autonomous legislative monitoring body that uncovers inefficiencies, fraud, and misuse within the government’s operations. However, the legislative watchdog, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), has recently declined this request. The GAO, an entity that audits governmental expenditures and recommend…
Social Security officials pull plug on 'ineffective' DOGE program that sparked mass chaos
A key Social Security program mandated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was ordered shut down on Friday for not only being "inefficient" but also creating chaos for those applying for their benefits and those who process claims.According to a report from the Washington Post, officials from Elon Musk's creation designed to root out waste had demanded "a security check, developed at DOGE’s request, that was meant to root out alleg…
What takes place during a continued disability review for SSDI? - West Palm Beach News
People who get SSDI payouts every month don’t always know that this benefit may be looked at from time to time. The Social Security Administration (SSA) does regular checks to make sure that the person still meets the requirements to get help, even though the original approval process includes a thorough medical exam. This kind of review is called a “Continuing Disability Review.” These things are not a threat or a punishment; they are just how …
How DOGE’s Grand Plan To Remake Social Security Is Backfiring
By Hannah Natanson, Lisa Rein and Meryl Kornfield The U.S. DOGE Service arrived at the Social Security Administration this year determined to slash staff and root out what it claimed was widespread fraud and wasteful spending — a mission Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team has pursued across the government. But as of this week, many of the major changes DOGE pushed at Social Security have been abandoned or are being reversed after proving ineffective…
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