The U.S. government agency that provides benefits to tens of millions of older Americans plans to cut 7,000 workers, it announced on Friday, as part of the Trump administration's plan to slash the size of the federal workforce.

The Social Security Administration is offering payouts to employees who voluntarily resign from the federal agency, ahead of what they warn will be "significant workforce reductions."

Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on administrative leave for cooperating with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and asked for help finding another job.

The Social Security Administration on Thursday announced what it deemed substantial progress in resolving discrepancies involving beneficiary records, particularly those belonging to individuals aged 100 years and older.

The Office of Transformation, according to its website, is responsible for “strategic guidance and oversight of enterprise-wide initiatives."

The Social Security Administration is making progress dealing with benefit hikes for public-sector workers with "non-covered pensions."

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly.

X that a number of jobs at the local office had been terminated. “My office has received reports that more than 100 of my constituents who work at the Social Security Administration in Birmingham have been unjustly terminated,

A Rasmussen Reports poll on Tuesday found that 59% of respondents said they would support having DOGE audit Social Security, including 41% who are strongly in favor of the audit.

If you receive Social Security benefits, you’ll need the SSA-1099 form (or SSA-1042S for noncitizens) for tax filing. These forms are mailed in January, but if lost or missing, replacements can be obtained online or by phone.

More than a month later, an Aurora man still is fighting to reinstate his retirement checks, and can’t seem to get a clear answer on whether the Social Security Administration recognizes