Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, found himself at the center of a major shake-up when he was appointed as the agency’s acting commissioner. Just days before his promotion,

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is notifying employees of “significant workforce reductions” on the way as it prepares for what it describes as an “agency-wide organizational

The U.S. government agency that provides benefits to tens of millions of older Americans plans to cut 7,000 workers, it announced on Friday, as part of the Trump administration's plan to slash the size of the federal workforce.

“The ongoing bloodbath at the Social Security Administration has only one goal: the total annihilation of Social Security,” Alex Lawson, executive director of nonprofit advocy group Social Security Works, told MarketWatch. “This is Wall Street and the billionaires destroying Social Security so they can give themselves trillions in tax handouts.”

The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.

The agency said in a statement posted to its website that it had notified employees that it will "soon" implement "significant workforce reductions."

A plan like this will result in field office closures that will hit seniors in rural communities the hardest," one lawmaker said.

The layoffs are part of the Trump administration’s intensified efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.

Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced plans for a “massive” restructuring of its operations on Friday that “will include significant workforce reductions” affecting thousands of jobs.