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

President Trump’s latest changes to Social Security include digital audits and eligibility shifts, here’s what’s changing in ...

The SSA now uses enhanced technology to detect suspicious activity in phone-based applications for benefits. If a claim raises red flags, the individual will need to verify their identity in ...

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 ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is revamping its fraud detection system for over-the-phone claims. In a post on the federal administration’s official X account Tuesday evening ...

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 ...

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 ...

SSA uses Transunion and PinDrop for anti-fraud detection on its phone calls, according to one employee. SSA’s leadership is now considering changing the policy, especially the three-day hold ...