Social Security Seeks 1,000 Hires After 14% DOGE Workforce Cut
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Social Security Seeks 1,000 Hires After 14% DOGE Workforce Cut
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Summary
Frank Bisignano is pushing technology changes and reopening hiring with 1,000 positions as the Social Security Administration tries to stabilize more than a year after DOGE-led cuts.
About 7,800 employees—roughly 14% of the workforce—left during the reductions, leaving a staffing gap that current and former workers say still strains claims processing and public service.
Most of Social Security’s 1,200 field offices lost at least 10% of staff, according to AFGE Council 220, making appointments harder to secure than a year ago and contributing to delays.
Bisignano says the technology overhaul could save work equal to 2,500 full-time employees, but the agency still administers retirement, survivor and disability benefits for 75 million people each month.