Social Security Chief's 'Turn It Off' Comment Is Latest Insane Turn For Beleaguered Agency
"I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency," acting Social Security ...
Social Security chief: DOGE access to systems revoked after court order
Leland Dudek, acting commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA), said as of Monday the Department of ...
Acting commissioner’s disastrous reign shows that Social Security needs protection from Trump
Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek leaves Social Security beneficiaries worried about their checks. They should be.
Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
The acting social security commissioner is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a judge blocked ...
Chellie Pingree Calls On Leland Dudek To Resign From Social Security Role
The Democratic congresswoman said Social Security's acting leader was "willing to throw an entire state into turmoil" just to ...
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SSA head’s 3-month plan touts workforce reductions while calling for identity and AI investment
The acting commissioner at SSA said that he has “made some mistakes” and promised to learn from them in an email to staff ...
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Social Security Administration Walks Back Service Cuts After Furious Pushback
and we are updating our policy to provide better customer service to the country’s most vulnerable populations,” Leland Dudek, the acting SSA commissioner, said in a statement announcing the ...
Social Security Leader Warns of Halt to Agency’s Work, Before Backtracking
The head of the Social Security Administration pulled back his startling warning after a judge said he had misinterpreted a ...
Maine service cuts: SSA acting chief's regret over brief pause
The Social Security Administration briefly ended key services in Maine as political retaliation, according to its acting head ...
Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency
Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply ...
Social Security administrator backs out of ‘shutting down’ agency
The head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) said Friday that he wouldn’t be “shutting down the agency” after a ...
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DOGE is already breaking Social Security
There is no longer a system for monitoring customer experience. This downturn in service comes as Leland Dudek, acting SSA commissioner, has sought to cut up to 12% of the agency’s workforce and ...