All eyes are on Donald Trump administration's efforts to cut federal spending, Social Security job cuts, office closings, a revamped customer service strategy and scrutiny for fraud.

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest ...

However, that’s not quite old enough to receive full Social Security benefits. In 1983, Congress passed a law gradually raising the full retirement age from 65 to 67 to account for longer life ...

Most Americans are served in some way by the Social Security Administration (SSA), and each will have to adjust to a new reality as SSA offices close, the number of employees is reduced ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U ...

Beginning April 14, applicants who cannot use an online account when applying for retirement, survivor, or family benefits must visit an SSA office to verify their identity. This is a revised ...

The future of Social Security is top of mind for millions of Americans who get a monthly check from the benefits program. "Whoever screams is the one stealing," he said during an appearance on ...

The Social Security Administration will transition to entirely digital payments by September 30, 2025. Recipients currently receiving paper checks must set up direct deposit with a bank account.

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, reportedly plans to rewrite the software that the U.S. Social Security Administration uses to make payments. Wired today cited sources as ...

Several Social Security Administration offices will close throughout the year due to the Department of Government Efficiency's cost-cutting measures implemented by the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul the nation’s elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits ...

New features are a big motivator for a lot of users to install software updates. And today’s new software has a lot to offer on that front. But whether you care about feature updates or not ...