The Social Safety Administration closed two workplaces this week after the previous appearing head of the company resisted the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) try and probe SSA’s books.
The closure of SSA’s Workplace of Transformation and the Workplace of Civil Rights and Equal Alternative comes as DOGE staffers are actually embedded throughout the company, following the resignation of former appearing commissioner Michelle King, a profession federal employee who resigned final week over a disagreement with DOGE’s efforts to entry delicate authorities information.
“President Trump has mandated the Federal authorities remove wasteful and inefficient workplaces and the Workplace of Transformation was a first-rate instance,” Lee Dudek, the brand new appearing commissioner of SSA, mentioned in a press release. “This redundant workplace was created underneath the earlier administration and we’re righting that fallacious.”
The Workplace of Transformation, shuttered on Monday, was answerable for “strategic steering and oversight of enterprise-wide initiatives, addressing insurance policies, enterprise processes, and programs,” in line with SSA’s web site.
The Workplace of Civil Rights and Equal Alternative, which offered “total administration of the SSA-wide applications of civil rights, equal employment alternative, harassment prevention, affordable lodging, and incapacity companies,” was closed Tuesday for comparable causes.
“Our focus is supporting President Trump’s priorities, which embody streamlining capabilities and prioritizing important work,” Dudek mentioned in a press release. “Terminating the Workplace of Civil Rights and Equal Alternative, and reassigning statutory obligations carried out by this workplace, advances the President’s aim to make all of presidency extra environment friendly in serving the American public.”
Federal staff in each workplaces have been positioned on administrative depart, in line with SSA.
The Baltimore Banner experiences that about 200 staff had been working in each workplaces and that some 140 individuals within the Workplace of Civil Rights and Equal Alternative had been “terminated.”
SSA didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.
Dudek expressed sturdy assist for DOGE when he changed King as appearing head of the company.
“Good authorities means discovering methods to do higher: The Division of Authorities Effectivity, referred to as DOGE, is a essential a part of President Trump’s dedication to figuring out fraud, waste, and abuse, and higher methods for the federal government to perform to assist its individuals,” he mentioned final week.
“I’m assured that with DOGE’s assist and the dedication of our govt workforce and workforce, that Social Safety will proceed to ship for the American individuals,” Dudek added.
Dudek will function appearing commissioner of SSA till President Trump’s decide to steer the company, Frank Bisignano, is confirmed by the Senate.
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