The Social Security Administration (SSA) will consolidate from 10 regional offices to four and reorganize its headquarters as part of a major shift in operations. The agency is also facing major downsizing of its workforce – already at a 50-year staffing low – and is in process of cancelling leases for nearly 50 field offices around the country. This comes as Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk recently called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”

Senate Democrats and other supporters of the SSA – and those who rely on Social Security benefits – expressed deep concerns about an effort to sabotage the embattled agency and potentially privatize it.

Elsewhere, former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley recently warned that SSA payments to beneficiaries could be delayed within 30 days as a direct result of DOGE. "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."

Approximately 70 million people in the United States – nearly 1 in 5 – receive Social Security benefits. The SSA, already under enormous stress due to an increasing number of beneficiaries, faces unprecedented challenges and an unclear future. FMA will support the frontline managers and all employees at the SSA in every way possible to ensure the continued delivery of services to all who have earned this vital benefit.