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The hedge-fund manager tapped to lead the Treasury Department revealed his top priority will be extending the tax policies of President-elect Donald Trump's first term and eliminating levies on service workers' tips.

Hackers behind a cyberattack that targeted Rhode Island’s public benefits system were able to get the sensitive data — including Social Security numbers and some banking information — of hundreds of thousands of people, and they have threatened...

Social security benefits are being updated starting in 2025. Find out what changes will come into play.

The Senate is set to boost “Social Security payouts to public sector workers who receive pensions and did not pay taxes to support Social Security while working in the public sector,” thunders Reason’s Eric Boehm.

Donald Trump has said many times he won’t allow cuts to Social Security, but by doing nothing — or worse, adding to the program — Congress is forcing cuts, and drastic ones.

In an FAQ obtained by TechCrunch, PowerSchool confirms it negotiated with the threat actors responsible for the breach. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in Social Security payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the tip of the iceberg.”

The Social Security Administration didn't fix the error until a local news station got involved.

President Trump’s budget team ordered a temporary pause on “all federal financial assistance” spending besides Social Security, Medicare and other select programs pending a review — potentially putting trillions of taxpayer dollars in an...

The legislative push may not come until after a March 14 government funding deadline.

Social Security appears to be the next agency to make modifications when it comes to a person identifying sex on an application.

The block stops Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain information like Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

The bills would increase deductions on the taxable income of Americans over the age of 65 and enjoying Social Security benefits.

During a press conference in the Oval Office, Elon Musk revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency allegedly uncovered disbursed social security payments to individuals who are 150 years old.“That’s the case where I think they’re...

DOGE must not trade the deep state for the hollow state.

Roughly 18.4 million Americans with Social Security numbers in a master database had not received benefits or reported income for 50 years, meaning they were likely dead, per a 2023 audit.

Michelle King, a career federal worker who had been with SSA since 1994, quit over the DOGE disagreement Saturday and was replaced by Leland Dudek.

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner reportedly resigned after a dispute with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the Elon Musk-led group’s efforts to access sensitive government records. Michelle King, a...

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