The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it eliminated its Office of Transformation, saying the department was “wasteful.”
Employees from the office will be put on administrative leave.
“President Trump has mandated the Federal government eliminate wasteful and inefficient offices and the Office of Transformation was a prime example,” said Acting Commissioner of Social Security Lee Dudek. “This redundant office was created under the previous administration and we are righting that wrong.”
The now-closed office was “directly responsible for strategic guidance and oversight of enterprise-wide initiatives, addressing policies, business processes, and systems,” an organizational manual says. “The office is responsible for the vision, scoping, oversight and management of critical, complex enterprise projects and incorporation of customer experience to seamlessly evolve agency culture and approach.”
The SSA also closed the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity. Dudek said that as their focus is “supporting President Trump’s priorities, which include streamlining functions and prioritizing essential work,” terminating the office “advances the President’s goal to make all of government more efficient in serving the American public.”
A recent investigation into the Social Security Administration’s database found that more than 12 million people over the age of 120 are eligible benefits recipients.
One individual was listed as being between the ages of 360 and 369. More than 1,000 people were listed as being over the age of 220. Millions of others were listed as being older than 120. Another 3.6 million people were between the ages of 110 and 119.
An X user was quick to point out that the U.S. population is only 334.9 million, although the database suggested there were more than 390 million people in the U.S. collecting social security. Elon Musk said in response that there are “FAR more ‘eligible’ social security numbers than there are citizens in the USA.”
