Social Security has never missed a payment. DOGE actions threaten ‘interruption of benefits,’ ex-agency head says

CNBC ^ | 3/01/25 | Lorie Konish

[Libloather]

Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago.

But the recent actions at the U.S. Social Security Administration by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are putting monthly benefit checks for more than 72.5 million Americans at risk, former commissioner and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley told CNBC.com.

“Ultimately, you’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits,” O’Malley said. “I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.”

Ahead of any interruption in benefits, “people should start saving now,” O’Malley said.

The Social Security Administration uses multiple systems and technologies that Elon Musk has criticized for leading to errors. As commissioner, O’Malley told Congress the agency needed more funding for IT modernization.

O’Malley said DOGE leaders are now making changes at the agency, and significant staff cuts have already led to system outages. Those intermittent IT outages may happen more frequently and for more extended periods of time until there is a “system collapse and an interruption of benefits,” he said.

**SNIP**

The Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is not a federal department. And Musk, whom President Donald Trump brought on board to implement DOGE, is not an elected official.

Since its establishment, DOGE has looked to slash spending at federal government agencies.

[Jane Long]

Exactly!

[Vaduz]

Yes Trump and Musk screwing up the democrats private banking system even more.

[Retain Mike]

Social Security has never missed a benefit payment including those who have been dead for decades.

[Jane Long]

Exactly.

WSJ can’t handle the truth.

[tsowellfan]

SCARE THE OLD LADIES!!

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It’s not just old ladies but 18 year old who have a fear of going out and supporting themselves (I suppose there’s a name for that disease, legal and illegal immigrants who never worked a day in their very short time in the US because they arrived injured from an incident in their home country, yes they do collect, people too fat to work collect, people too timid to work collect... it’s not just old ladies anymore.

Gone are the good ole days.

Maybe Elon will help to bring them back

[jmaroneps37]

Come out of your bunker with your hands up. The war you are fighting is over and you lost

[Vaduz]

Check

[Svartalfiar]

O’Malley said DOGE leaders are now making changes at the agency, and significant staff cuts have already led to system outages. Those intermittent IT outages may happen more frequently and for more extended periods of time until there is a “system collapse and an interruption of benefits,” he said.

IT doesn't just stop working all of a suddenly because some of the workers are gone... A static system should mostly run just fine on it's own with minimal to no work on it...

[RetiredTexasVet]

Remember that he is the EX-agency head and not a real expert ... based upon the gross amount of inaccuracies highlighted by Musk and his team ... he never invested in any QE or QA of any type.

[Ann Archy]

Fool me once....these STUPID DEMOCRATS CAN FOOL PEOPLE 45 or more TIMES!!