WASHINGTON — The temporary leader of the Social Security Administration acknowledged Tuesday in an email to staff that he’s made mistakes in his rapid shakeup of the agency but said he wouldn’t be deterred. Dudek was a mid-level staffer at Social Security who was put on administrative leave for collaborating with DOGE. Musk and President Donald Trump have obsessed over “fraud” at Social Security, pointing to agency records that show Social Security numbers belonging to recipients who are more than 110 years old. HuffPost readers: Do you have insight into what’s happening at the Social Security Administration? Social Security gets 80 million phone calls a year.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2025 17:57 UTC