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

This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits,” ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is stepping away from the inner circles of Washington and President Donald Trump’s administration, ...

In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unprecedented ...

In Thursday's ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander blocked DOGE from accessing sensitive systems within the Social Security Administration (SSA) that contain Americans' personal information.

Using Social Security data to imply that noncitizens ... It's the latest example of concerns among privacy activists that DOGE's sweeping access to personal and financial information of millions ...

Her order, however, allows the DOGE affiliates to access Social Security data that is redacted or anonymized – but only if those DOGE representatives receive proper training and are subject to a ...

Concerns that DOGE might mistake legitimate payments ... that there were millions of dead people still collecting Social Security checks. But that isn't accurate. According to a 2023 report ...

Astrue warns that DOGE workers aren't familiar with Social Security's functionalities or Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL), a 60-year-old code used by the Social Security Administration ...