US EditionFrank Bisignano, Trump's pick to lead Social Security agency, faces lawmakers amid DOGE job cuts
- On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Frank Bisignano, President Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration , is scheduled for a tough Senate confirmation hearing amidst concerns about the agency's future and recent changes.
- The hearing is set against a backdrop of White House efforts to scale down the SSA, including announced workforce cuts exceeding 10% that are impacting customer service for over 70 million Americans.
- Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent Bisignano a letter on Monday, questioning his stance on Social Security privatization and recent agency changes like office closures and new administrative requirements for beneficiaries.
- Former SSA commissioner Martin O'Malley stated that the Department of Government Efficiency is taking '90% of the actions necessary to crater this agency into a total system collapse,' while Elon Musk has described Social Security as the 'biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'.
- Concerns have been raised that recent actions by the Trump administration and DOGE, led by Elon Musk, may lead to the 'hollowing out' of the agency and pave the way for privatization, a concept pursued unsuccessfully by President George W. Bush in 2005, which could potentially benefit companies like Fiserv, where Bisignano is the CEO.
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As Americans wait fearfully to see if they'll get their Social Security
Rather than reflect any caution from outcries over cutbacks in service, long applicant waits and fear already affecting Social Security recipients, the Trump administration apparently is pressing for more speed in making changes.Under temporary head Leland Dudek, formerly a mid-level fraud analyst, the agency has shut four of 10 field offices, and, according to a sourced Axios.com report, “is rushing cuts to phone services at the White House’s r…
What Is Happening to Social Security Under Trump?
Since President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, a core focus of his presidency has been to eliminate waste in the federal government, an effort spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under the watchful eye of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Several departments and agencies have been subjected to major funding cuts and mass layoffs. Meanwhile, the Department of Education faces the potential of being dismantled entirely.…
Trump SSA nominee and self-proclaimed ‘DOGE person’ gets Senate hearing as Democrat decries 'wholesale effort to dismantle Social Security’
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration faced questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing about efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency to close field offices and cut back on phone service at the beleaguered agency. Frank Bisignano, a self-professed “DOGE person,” was called to account for recent upheaval at the Social Security Administration, which provides benefits to roughly 72.5 million people…
Social Security chief nominee says during hearing that ‘the objective isn’t to touch benefits'
Frank Bisignano, a self-professed “DOGE person,” was called to account for recent upheaval at the Social Security Administration, which provides benefits to roughly 72.5 million people, including retirees and children.
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