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

A Musk-backed fraud policy at SSA caused chaos and delays with little fraud prevention success. Here's what went wrong.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...