The Social Security Administration (SSA) is facing a potential shutdown after a judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Americans' personal data, prompting SSA's acting chief to threaten to cut off agency operations entirely.
The legal standoff stems from a lawsuit filed by unions and retiree advocacy groups, who argued that DOGE's access to SSA's systems violated federal privacy laws, Bloomberg reported. The Trump administration had tasked DOGE with rooting out fraud in government agencies, but critics claimed it was overreaching.
