Ex-Social Security Commissioner: DOGE Cuts Could Interrupt Payments
LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The leader of the Social Security Administration under President Joe Biden says President Donald Trump’s staff cuts could cause such disruption in the agency that seniors might miss benefit payments. Martin O'Malley, the former commissioner of the Social Security Administration, says he's concerned staff cuts at the agency could interrupt benefit payments. Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek announced last week the agency would undergo a “massive” reorganization with “significant workforce reductions,” offering longer-tenured employees options for buyouts and early retirement programs. It’s hard to see how staff cuts could improve on those customer service metrics, though Dudek has said some employees could be reassigned to “front line” positions answering calls and staffing field offices.
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