The agency tapped Scott Coulter as its top IT official after shifting Mike Russo to be a senior advisor to the commissioner.

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

Under the order, all DOGE team members associated with the organization's work at SSA must disgorge and delete all non-anonymized personal information they obtained from SSA systems.

House Ways and Means Republicans shot down a pair of resolutions from Democrats seeking information on the Elon Musk-led group’s IT intrusions.

An SSA employee confirmed that many mainstream news websites like CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the New York Times and the Washington Post have been blocked.

Investments totaling $50.2 million will allow both agencies to pursue digital initiatives aimed at enhancing customer experience and employee workflow.

The agency is playing catchup on recovering the costs taken to launch its electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification service.

Commissioner Martin O’Malley says the move away from physical signatures is aimed at “eliminating as many paint points as possible.”

The planned December launch will be open to first-time applicants between 18-65 who have never been married.

A flaw in CrowdStrike software has impacted Microsoft products, with malfunctions resulting in problems for government services.