Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff
Retirees and disabled people are facing chronic website outages and other access problems as they attempt to log in to their online Social Security accounts, even as they are being directed to do more of their business with the agency online.
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Social Security Website Crashes Blamed on DOGE Software Update
Elon Musk’s war on fraud and abuse has impacted the Social Security Administration’s ability to distribute payments, according to a new report. In particular, frequent outages of the agency’s website in recent weeks have been linked to its expansion of fraud checks earlier in the claims process. From the Washington Post:
The apparent issues on the SSA website come days before the agency will roll out the April 2025 stimulus checks to millions ...
The Social Security Administration says it is investigating the root cause of website outages that have affected the “my Social Security” portal where recipients access their benefits ...
She said the website itself remained operational during the incidents, but “some people may have experienced a problem signing in to their personal ‘My Social Security’ account.” ...
A former White House official says Elon Musk's DOGE is destabilizing the Social Security Administration’s technology and ...
If you have questions about your Social Security payments, you might need to contact the Social Security Administration for help. You may be able to troubleshoot some problems online, but other ...
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