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Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line
The agency, which serves 73 million beneficiaries, has struggled to improve customer service amid cutbacks, long wait times ...
Social Security is rerouting staff to man the phone lines — and hiding how long callers are waiting
The Social Security administration is moving some workers to do teleservice work and address their most pressing needs.
How DOGE's reckless cuts created chaos at the Social Security Administration
The Trump administration’s colossal cuts to the Social Security Administration in the name of “efficiency” are sowing chaos ...
Your Social Security Payments Could Be Cut in Half—Here’s Why
Starting in August, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will claw back overpayments, potentially reducing recipients’ ...
If I Could Tell All Retirees 1 Thing About Social Security, I'd Say to Do This Before You Claim Benefits
If you're ready to retire and claim your benefits right now regardless of the amount of Social Security you'll be receiving, that's fine. There's nothing more valuable than your time. So, go ahead and ...
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Sens. Warren and Wyden demand info on SSA reassignments
SSA workers say the recent decision to involuntarily reassign 1,000 field office employees to man the 1-800 number flies in ...
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Goodbye to personalized care at SSA – Social Security offices are closing across the U.S. and many can no longer even ask for help in person
Recent decisions made under the Donald Trump administration are now having serious consequences on the Social Security ...
Under Trump, the government mobilizes in response to fringe theories
Trump officials have assigned government workers and spent taxpayer dollars to address conspiracy theories and easily ...
Feds’ red pen hovers over chunk of Nashville office leases
More than 400,000 square feet of Nashville office space leased by the federal government could be terminated by the end of ...
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Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says
Other agencies are moving forward with RIFs and terminations, but official tells federal court some plans have changed.
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Goodbye Social Security checks for good – the government will eliminate all paper checks in the U.S. as of Sept. 30 if you don’t do this
Paper checks for federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and other Social Security benefits will be suspended on august 30 ...
Social Security is pulling workers from its field offices to man the growing number of calls at its 1-800 number
Phones have been ringing off the hook at the Social Security Administration prompting the agency to use a temporary solution for a growing problem ...