The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under Elon Musk's scrutiny, faces criticism for its anti-fraud efforts in the ...

SSA’s fraud-prevention phone policy, backed by DOGE and Elon Musk’s team, caused major delays and few results, drawing ...

The change follows reporting by Nextgov/FCW about the policy and its contributions to a slowdown in retirement claims ...

Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to ...

A probe into Social Security phone fraud found only 2 likely fraud cases out of 110,000 calls, contradicting earlier claims.

The memo said the SSA would implement a new fraud detection tool to “flag suspect teleclaims based on known, common characteristics of fraudulent claims” and only require an in-person meeting ...

which SSA uses to verify the immigration status of EBE applicants. "This access is absolutely critical to get detailed immigration status for non-citizen SSNs to detect fraud and improper payments ...

Claims that carry “fraud risk indicators ... far from the nearest Social Security office,” AARP said this week. But the group is still sounding the alarm over issues related to the agency ...

She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues and has also revised and edited educational materials for the Greater Richmond area. Social Security fraud statistics can be ...

President Trump’s latest changes to Social Security include digital audits and eligibility shifts, here’s what’s changing in 2025—and why deeper cuts ahead.

Alex Beene, a financial literacy instructor for the University of Tennessee at Martin, told Newsweek: "Social Security fraud certainly exists, but the claims it's rampant because a database had ...

The messaging around Social Security’s anti-fraud changes has been a bit confusing ... groups since some seniors either have mobility issues, which make it hard to travel, or they live in ...