The US Social Security Administration has abandoned plans to end phone service for millions of Americans, following reports that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team was investigating the potential for fraud in this area. Instead, the agency will implement a narrower revision that eliminates direct deposit changes made by phone.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/12/social-security-phone-doge-elderly-disabled