It's unclear how much DOGE tried to cut Social Security phone services
The Washington Post published an article (archived) titled "Social Security, facing pressure from DOGE, weighs big cuts to ...
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Scam and span phone calls are basically unstoppable. Here's what to know
Many Americans are frustrated by an unending barrage of scam and spam telephone calls. Multiple reliable sources note that ...
Social Security Administration: Reports of phone service elimination ‘inaccurate’
The Social Security Administration is increasing its protection against fraud by eliminating the risk of fraud associated ...
Social Security scraps far-reaching cuts to phone services after Post report
The agency will move ahead with a much narrower revision eliminating direct deposit changes by phone amid DOGE fraud concerns ...
Social Security Administration to cut phone service for direct-deposit transactions
The Social Security Administration said Wednesday it is eliminating telephone service for direct-deposit account transactions ...
US Social Security says it will retain most phone services
The U.S. Social Security Administration said on Wednesday that it will no longer process changes to direct-deposit routing numbers over the phone, but its other telephone services would remain ...
Telephonic touchstone: 149 years ago today, the first phone call happened
But 149 years after the very first telephonic communication − when Bell's voice first crackled over the wires, on March 10, ...
Social Security says it will no longer accept bank changes over the phone
Those who need to change their direct deposit information with Social Security will have to do it online or in-person.
Social Security Administration decides to cut phone services, backtracks as Elon Musk's DOGE gets shamed
The Social Security Administration, under pressure from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, briefly considered ...
Social Security Backtracks on DOGE Phone Service Cuts After Media Report
SSA officials were weighing eliminating telephone support for claims processing and direct-deposit account transactions.
Attention Social Security beneficiaries: This is the change coming in March that will affect direct deposit and telephone service
The SSA ends the ability of beneficiaries to alter bank account information used for direct deposit over the phone, citing fraud concerns.