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Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients

Worker Removed for Aiding DOGE Is Made Social Security Boss Within Days

Leland Dudek’s weekend started with a phone call removing him from his job at the Social Security Administration after giving information about the agency to DOGE, the government cost-cutting initiative associated with billionaire Elon Musk.

ProPublica on MSN · 1d

Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In

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. The consequences could be significant for millions of the most vulnerable Americans.

The Hill on MSN · 5d

Social Security chief steps down over DOGE access to recipient data: Reports

The Social Security Administration’s acting leader stepped down from her role over requests from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access recipient data, according to several

Kiplinger on MSN · 2d

Social Security Administration: DOGE Cannot Make Changes to Benefit Payments

DOGE has limited "read only" access to data and will not disrupt or delay the disbursement of payments to beneficiaries, SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek said.

Elon Musk, Social Security and DOGE

The Verge · 1d

The new US Social Security head was suspected of secretly feeding info to Musk’s DOGE.

Acting commissioner Leland Dudek, a data analyst at a small anti-fraud office before his ascension last week, was placed on paid leave and under internal investigation on suspicion he’d broken privacy and tax laws by “sharing unauthorized access to information” with DOGE representatives,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3d

The Newly Elevated Acting Head of Social Security Covertly Helped DOGE

Some Democrats have raised concerns about Leland Dudek’s leadership of the agency.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5d

Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data

Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.

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How a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days

Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that he was placed on ...

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Who is Leland Dudek? Pro-DOGE ‘anti-fraud expert’ takes over as SSA chief after Michelle King’s exit

Leland Dudek has been appointed as the acting chief ... although his appointment has sparked concerns about DOGE's access to sensitive social security data.

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Trump Puts Anti-Fraud Expert in Charge of Social Security After Acting Chief Quits in DOGE Clash

President Donald Trump appoints a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration after its acting ...

Social Security Warning Issued Over Benefits 'Interruption'

The former commissioner Martin O'Malley has said that the DOGE audit of the Social Security Administration may "break it." ...

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‘That’s Significant’: MSNBC Anchor’s Jaw Hits Floor When Told How Much Social Security Waste There Is

MSNBC host Jose Diaz-Balart was stunned Tuesday when told that a cursory audit found $72 billion worth of waste in ...

Mediaite on MSN5d

Social Security Commissioner Reportedly Ousted After Denying Elon Musk Access to ‘Sensitive Files’

Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, was ousted after denying Elon Musk access to "sensitive files," a person close to the matter told The Washington Post on ...

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Federal agencies bristle at Elon Musk’s latest DOGE order to justify their jobs

Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s demand that federal workers explain what they ...

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Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients

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