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Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano arrives at a House Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

SSA hasn’t marked living people as dead in database, commissioner says

Frank Bisignano responded to a whistleblower complaint about a DOGE-DHS plan to move living individuals to the Death Master File as an immigration enforcement strategy.

6 hours ago By Matt Bracken

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., talks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Democrats push SSA on reported DOGE plan to ‘kill off’ living individuals in database

Letters from Sens. Warren and Blumenthal follow a whistleblower complaint detailing an attempt to move 2.7 million people to the Death Master File as an immigration enforcement…

2 days ago By Matt Bracken

The Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Social Security database added to Treasury’s fraud-checking system

Treasury’s Do Not Pay service, which helps agencies and states verify identities and eligibility before issuing payments, now includes the SSA’s massive Numident database.

Apr 10, 2026 By Matt Bracken