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Zoë Ettinger

Former Social Security Commissioner Predicts Social Security Could Collapse Within 90 Days as DOGE Slashes Staff

73 million Americans currently receive Social Security payments. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley is slamming the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)'s cuts to Social Security staff and warning that the administration is heading for meltdown within 90 days if it continues on its current trajectory, according to a report.

O'Malley, a former Governor of Maryland, told CNN that he believes DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, is cutting key government employees who manage delicate webs of computer systems at the Social Security Administration (SSA). According to O'Malley, these cuts will leave the agency vulnerable to outages that could result in delayed payments to the 73 million Americans who receive them.

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