Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano is under fire from Democratic lawmakers for recent reforms at the Social ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has become the center of a national debate over the future of one of America's most ...

Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov ...

New identity proofing requirements for certain transactions, like changing an address, could especially impact people in ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is revamping its fraud detection system for over-the-phone claims. In a post on the federal administration’s official X account Tuesday evening, the ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) reiterated its plans to walk back proposed cuts to its phone services, saying it would be implementing an “anti-fraud check.” “Beginning on April 14 ...

All Social Security claims made over the telephone will be subject to an anti-fraud check moving forward, the agency confirmed on April 14. The implementation of the security measure comes weeks ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) on April 12 announced the implementation of enhanced fraud prevention tools for claims filed over the telephone, further modernizing the agency’s ...

Social Security Administration anti-fraud update: Here’s the latest news on changes to SSA claims Messaging around forthcoming changes to Social Security has been inconsistent and vague.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) said it would no longer hold retirement benefit applications for three days to check for fraud, a process it implemented only a month ago.

Social Security fraud can involve people lying to the federal government on their application forms, or taking checks from an elderly family member who isn't capable of managing their own money.