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The Social Security Administration is shifting more employees to its phone line, a move that employees say risks adding to backlogs and processing times for the public as employees who typically ...

The Social Security Administration’s removal of telework opportunities for federal employees has put the agency at risk of losing even more staff, according to a government watchdog. In a January ...

In 2025 the Social Security Administration went through many disruptions. It lost 7,000 staff members, 26 field offices, changed focus to digital services, and was managed by three acting ...

EAU CLAIRE — Amid rallies at social security offices in Wisconsin and across the country, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (Idaho Falls-R) and Ron Wyden (Ore-D) submitted a letter to the Social Security ...

Cuts to the SSA workforce have made it more difficult for Americans to find the assistance they need. The wait time for adults applying for Social Security has increased dramatically. Professionals ...

New data show rapidly shrinking staff numbers at the Social Security Administration, reducing the agency’s ability to serve older adults, people with disabilities, and other claimants. The Social ...

Some Social Security beneficiaries will receive their monthly benefits slightly earlier than usual in February and March due to a quirk in the calendar. The Social Security Administration (SSA) ...

The Social Security Administration sends regular monthly payments (SSA benefits), and the date varies depending on your birth date or when you began receiving benefits. SSA beneficiaries can expect a ...

(CNN) — Ahead of a proposed rule change that would require social media account information from some foreign travelers to the United States, international travel experts are saying the policy could ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary ...

While Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking for more information from SSA, Democrats in the lower chamber want to compel the agency to hand it over using a “resolution of ...