The Social Security Administration (SSA) is gearing up to tighten its reins in 2025, potentially hitting pause on payments to ...

A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

American workers recognize that Social Security will be an important source of financial assistance for their everyday ...

O'Malley previously testified before Congress about the urgent need for Social Security modernization and is now warning that DOGE's interference is leading to staffing shortages, IT failures ...

This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits,” ...

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What kind of bump can Social Security beneficiaries expect in 2026? A new projection from the Senior Citizen’s League expects ...

Dire warnings about the future of Social Security have been increasing, and Martin O’Malley — the SSA’s commissioner until last November — told MSNBC this week that the current ...

Filing for Social Security benefits can be a confusing endeavor, and it’s easy to see why. The Social Security Administration presents us with a labyrinth of rules and specifications ...

The episode also followed earlier warnings from senior Social Security officials that the database was insecure and could be easily edited without proof of death — a vulnerability, staffers say ...