Bessent Taps Social Security Chief to Serve as C.E.O. of I.R.S.

Frank Bisignano, who already leads the Social Security Administration, will also take on the day-to-day duties of the tax collector.

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How a Government Shutdown Will Affect Social Security

Retirement, survivor and disability payments will continue, but some services may be temporarily unavailable.

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Social Security Workers Struggle to Meet Demand After DOGE Cuts

After this year’s staffing cuts, some people wait for hours, others sail through. But overburdened field office workers carry the weight.

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Republican Senator Asks Social Security Agency About Whistle-Blower’s Claims

The chair of the Finance Committee sent the agency a letter inquiring about allegations that it had put the confidential personal information of Americans at risk.

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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.

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The 6 Social Security Myths That Won’t Go Away

The program gave birth to the idea of retirement and covers nearly all Americans — but now it faces major financial and customer service challenges.

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Trump Threatens Federal Takeover of D.C. After Member of DOGE Assaulted

President Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show a 19-year-old software engineer shirtless and bloodied, after an attempted carjacking.

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Social Security Email Says Policy Bill Eliminates Tax on Benefits. Does It?

The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually does.

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Social Security Backs Off Listing Living Migrants as Dead

Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status.

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Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 8 Years Unless Congress Acts

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to payment cuts in eight years.

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