The agency said in a statement posted to its website that it had notified employees that it will "soon" implement "significant workforce reductions."

During his first speech of his second term on Tuesday, President Trump reiterated unproven claims that the Social Security Administration is paying beneficiaries who are 150 years old and older — but critics argue that’s not true.

The Social Security Administration has been told to cut half of its staff as President Trump pursues widespread cuts in federal government.

One contract was for Enumeration at Birth, which helps Mainers request a Social Security number and card for newborns before leaving the hospital. Our media partner WMTW reports the cancellation would have required parents bring their child in person to a Social Security Administration office to get them registered.

Staffing cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the Social Security Administration could lead to more than 73 million retirees facing delayed payments or worse and a "system collapse" according to a former commissioner.

The Trump administration is on course to undermine Social Security, one of the most vital public programs the federal government administers, warned former Social Security Administration director Martin O'Malley to The Bulwark's Joe Perticone.

First, the Trump administration closed field offices, then they fired online help workers. How will Americans access their benefits?

Former Maryland Governor and former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley warned that the Trump-Musk administration’s sweeping cuts to the Social Security Administration’s workforce will lead t

This is nothing more than a backdoor benefit cut and an insult to Americans who have paid into the system and earned their Social Security—all to pay for trillions in new tax cuts for the wealthy,” said Democratic Rep.

At least 24 senior leaders of the Social Security Administration have announced their departures, as the government pension agency unveiled a reorganization plan to streamline bureaucracy under a mandate from President Donald Trump.