Social Security will not be touched,” Trump answered, echoing a promise he has been making for years. Despite his eagerness to explode treaties, shutter entire government agencies and abandon decades-old ways of doing things,

The unofficial government department has so far identified savings of just over $232 million with regards to the SSA alone.

Associates of Elon Musk have sought unfettered access to government data — for purposes that have no clear ties to their goals to cut spending and regulations.

Lee Dudek, the new acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said DOGE staffers won't be able make changes to agency systems or payments.

A Las Vegas Social Security Administration office has closed or been directed to close by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The acting Social Security Commissioner released a statement that the agency will uphold SSA's history of protecting benefits and data amid concerns about DOGE access.

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information,