Grassley can't confirm DOGE ordered deep cuts to Social Security staff, services - Radio Iowa

Social Security Administration unionized workers warn that mass cuts from DOGE could cripple the system

Maine retirees and SSA union members warn that federal staffing cuts could delay Social Security payments and force office closures, impacting thousands of Mainers.

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Grassley can't confirm DOGE ordered deep cuts to Social Security staff, services - Radio Iowa

National media outlets are publishing what’s described as an internal memo from Social Security officials outlining thousands of job cuts and even the shutdown of the agency’s 800-number to comply with DOGE orders to pare back. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he recently met with President Trump’s nominee to head Social Security, Frank Bisignano, and […]

Union warns that cuts to Social Security Administration staff would have severe impacts

Cuts to the Social Security Administration would have severe consequences for more than 355,000 Mainers that access those benefits, says the union representing social security employees.

URGENT. Social Security in the United States faces a historic crisis that impacts thousands of beneficiaries, who suffer considerable delays in receiving their payments. Administrative problems have triggered a worrying situation: official data indicate that approximately 30,000 Americans died in 2023 while awaiting resolution of their benefits. This collapse in the system puts at risk the financial stability of millions of people, and projectio…

Could Trump's DOGE Cuts Delay Social Security Payments?

Former Social Security officials and left-leaning think tanks are warning that the Trump administration’s personnel cuts at the Social Security Administration threaten millions of Americans’ retirement benefits — a claim that the White House firmly denies. The Social Security Administration claims that its workforce reductions mainly involve employees “who do not directly provide mission critical services”; however, critics of the staffing reduc…