Dudek's Social Security Administration announces plan to cut about 7,000 jobs and fold 10 regional offices into four

Acting commissioner Leland Dudek's Social Security Administration announced on February 28, 2025 that it would cut about 7,000 jobs, roughly 12% of staff, toward a target of 50,000 employees. The plan consolidated the agency's 10 regional offices into four. It came as the Department of Government Efficiency pressed federal agencies to shrink.