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Frank Bisignano

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

IRS taps familiar face as new CEO: SSA’s Frank Bisignano

The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency.
Frank Bisignano arrives to his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Maansi Srivastava for the Washington Post)

Social Security chief ducks DOGE questions as Democrats decry agency cuts

Frank Bisignano wouldn’t say whether he still considers himself “a DOGE person” and provided scant details on remaining DOGE staffers at the agency.
Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, appears at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Social Security nominee vows to protect personal information amid DOGE data dives

Frank Bisignano, who previously called himself “fundamentally a DOGE person,” said PII in SSA systems “needs the highest level of scrutiny and protection.”
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