Social Security Administration could layoff up to 50% of its workforce
The Social Security Administration is expected to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, the Associated Press reported.
The workforce reduction could be as high as 50%, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
It’s unclear how the layoffs will directly impact benefits of the 72.5 million Social Security beneficiaries, which include retirees and children who receive retirement and disability benefits.
Advocates and Democratic lawmakers warn that layoffs will reduce the agency’s ability to serve recipients in a timely manner.
Key events
Five former secretaries of defense are urging Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump’s recent firings of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and other senior military leaders, The Associated Press reported.
The bipartisan group, which served under both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades, described the dismissals as deeply concerning. They warned that the moves raised “troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military” and stripped away legal checks on the president’s authority.
Late last week, Trump dismissed air force general CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the joint chiefs. Shortly after, defense secretary Pete Hegseth removed admiral Lisa…
