Social Security Staffing Losses Continue to Strain Services More Than a Year After DOGE Cuts

Social Security still trying to stabilize a year after DOGE cuts

The agency has been hiring workers again, and its leadership is focused on improving tech to ease workloads left by the departure of about 7,800 staff members.

Social Security Staffing Losses Continue to Strain Services More Than a Year After DOGE Cuts

The agency has lost roughly 7,800 employees, forcing widespread staff reassignments that have improved telephone response times while reducing the share of initial claims appointments ... The post Social Security Staffing Losses Continue to Strain Services More Than a Year After DOGE Cuts first appeared on [your]NEWS.

Social Security Still Reeling From Massive Staff Cuts Despite Push to Modernize Services

More than a year after a sweeping workforce reduction tied to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is still grappling with the loss of nearly 8,000 employees, even as agency leadership points to gains in technology and customer service. The agency, which provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to approximately 75 million Americans each month, has seen its workforce shrink by about 14% since t…