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Elon Musk, Social Security and DOGE

Social Security advocates are ringing alarm bells about Elon Musk and DOGE

As billionaire Trump advisor Elon Musk continues to fire staff, cancel contracts, and eliminate office leases across the federal government, retirees, Social Security advocates, and Democratic politicians are fretting about what could happen to the agency that delivers cash benefits to some 73 million Americans each month—one charged with paying out $1.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Musk’s DOGE descends on Social Security Administration

Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce cuts and closures of vital local offices.

Newsweek · 7d

Could Social Security Records Be Erased? What Musk's DOGE Access Means

DOGE gaining entry to the Social Security database has raised fears the unofficial agency could alter records and cause delays for recipients.

Elon Musk, DOGE and Staffers

CBS News on MSN · 20h

DOGE's Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign; some agencies push back

Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

21 federal technology staffers resign rather than help Elon Musk and DOGE slash size of government

We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to the Constitution across presidential administrations,” the 21 staffers wrote in a joint resignation letter.

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

More Than 20 Staffers Quit Musk's DOGE, Rebuke Trump Admin Government Cuts

The resignations of engineers, data scientists and product managers are a setback for Musk's tech-driven federal workforce purge.

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Elon Musk Issues Update on Social Security: 'Increasingly Optimistic'

Elon Musk has said that Social Security benefits could increase as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues ...

'Vampires' in Social Security data? Here's what to know after Elon Musk claims SSA fraud

Elon Musk falsely claimed there were tens of millions of people aged 100-159 still receiving Social Security benefits.

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Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In

President Donald Trump was asked at a press conference this month if there were any federal agencies or programs that Elon ... DOGE team landed at the Social Security Administration this week ...

Lawmakers warn Elon Musk-led DOGE to ‘keep your hands off our Social Security’ — should retirees be concerned?

Lawmakers warn DOGE to ‘keep your hands off our Social Security’ amid Elon Musk-led budget cuts — should millions of retired ...

USA TODAY on MSN12d

Elon Musk, DOGE could access your personal info. Will this impact tax refunds and Social Security?

The courts may block efforts by Elon Musk and DOGE to access Treasury's payment system. A huge trove of private data is at ...

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Will SC residents receive a $5,000 stimulus check from Elon Musk's DOGE? What to know

To give $5,000 stimulus checks to citizens, DOGE must first meet its $2 trillion savings goal, which would make the idea ...

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As DOGE continues federal budget cuts, Elon Musk turns focus to people over 100 receiving Social Security benefits

Amid efforts to cut wasteful federal spending, there's new scrutiny on just how long some Social Security beneficiaries have ...

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