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Kim Perales<p>“4th Circuit tosses DOJ effort to halt a 14-day order restricting DOGE access at the Social Security Admin. Now we await ruling on longer-term injunction (which admin would appeal)”<br>-Z Tillman</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-20/judge-blocks-doge-access-to-social-security-records-for-now" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-20/judge-blocks-doge-access-to-social-security-records-for-now</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>What could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to rapidly rebuild <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> codebase.<br>A safe and proper rewrite should take years not months.<br>The project organized by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> lieutenant <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SteveDavis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveDavis</span></a>, multiple sources who were not given permission to talktell WIRED, and aims to migrate all <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> systems off <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a>, one of the first common business-oriented programming languages, and onto a more modern replacement like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a> within a scheduled tight timeframe of a few months. <br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-doge-to-rapidly-rebuild-social-security-codebase/</span></a></p>
NotMaddie!<p>Note to GenXers with elderly parents. Do you manage their finances and Social Security account? If so, stay up to date with any forms you might need when they pass away. My dad passed in Feb and they locked his online SSA account within days. Now I have to file his taxes but have no SSA statement and can’t access it. Been on hold for two hours now. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/caregiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiver</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/genx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genx</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> also announced drastic cuts at depts that provide critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialServices</span></a> including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VeteransAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransAffairs</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a>], which administers <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a>, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Administration, which sends out checks to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retired</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/widowed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>widowed</span></a> Americans [money Americans put into the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> out of their own paychecks].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> …has laid off &gt;200 of its own employees &amp; allowed &gt;400 to *opt in* to *voluntary* exit programs since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>SSA: Compassionate Allowances are a way to quickly identify diseases and other medical conditions that, by definition, meet Social Security's standards for disability benefits. These conditions primarily include certain cancers, adult brain disorders, and a number of rare disorders that affect children. The CAL initiative helps us reduce waiting time to reach a disability determination for individuals with the most serious disabilities.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/compassionateallowance</span><span class="invisible">s/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a></p>
sgt1372<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@douglasvb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>douglasvb</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seniors</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p><p>All <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SeniorCitizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeniorCitizens</span></a> like me (I'm 75 this year) are not addled or infirm but thanks for offering your help to help those who may be.</p><p>I know how to access the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> website &amp; receive notices from them periodically, including the recent notice of the 40% increase in my <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SocialSecurityBenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurityBenefits</span></a> plus a nice lump sum payment for past due benefits that I just received due to the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act (<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SSFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSFA</span></a>).</p>
Douglas<p>On the weekly video call with my US-based elderly family members I mentioned to them that they all should have copies of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> statements and benefits verification letters saved and printed out. They all were shocked by this. And these are people who are following the news and are concerned about what's happening. </p><p>None of them had used the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> website before. I put together a little guide for them which amounts to 25 steps (assuming they already have a login dot gov account).</p>
Infoblox Threat Intel<p>Malicious actors have taken notice of news about the US Social Security System. We've seen multiple spam campaigns that attempt to phish users or lure them to download malware. </p><p>Emails with subjects like "Social Security Administrator.", "Social Security Statement", and "ensure the accuracy of your earnings record" contain malicious links and attachments. <br> <br>One example contained a disguised URL that redirected to user2ilogon[.]es in order to download the trojan file named SsaViewer1.7.exe.</p><p>Actors using social security lures are connected to malicious campaigns targeting major brands through their DNS records.<br> <br>Block these:</p><p>user2ilogon[.]es<br>viewer-ssa-gov[.]es <br>wellsffrago[.]com<br>nf-prime[.]com<br>deilvery-us[.]com<br>wllesfrarqo-home[.]com<br>nahud[.]com. <br> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lookalikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lookalikes</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lookalikeDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lookalikeDomain</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/threatintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infoblox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infoblox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infobloxthreatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infobloxthreatintel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pdns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pdns</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a></p>
Axel Gutmann<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> </p><p>I asked <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grok</span></a>: "What are the chances of success for Elon Musk's / DOGE's plan of rewriting (in two month's time) the SSA's COBOL codebase using AI?"</p><p>"[…] the chances of success […] are extremely low, likely in the single-digit percentage range (e.g., 5-10% at best).<br>This estimate assumes DOGE has exceptional resources and AI capabilities beyond what’s publicly known […] The stakes are high, and the margin for error is razor-thin."<br><a href="https://x.com/i/grok/share/n9svocmPv28oPUXlCbbJruxTS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/i/grok/share/n9svocmPv28</span><span class="invisible">oPUXlCbbJruxTS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sueden.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>DOGE plans to migrate all Social Security Administration systems off COBOL in months, risking the integrity of SSA infrastructure. ⚠️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovernmentTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ITNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechChallenges</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> plans to rebuild <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a>'s antiquated <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> code base in months instead of the years it'd take to do it safely, risking benefits &amp; system collapse.</p><p>But, hey, when did Musk/Trump/DOGE ever give a crap about doing anything safely? Or right?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
st1nger :unverified: 🏴‍☠️ :linux: :freebsd:<p>Elon Musk has appointed a team of technologists from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to "rewrite the code that runs the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> in months." This codebase has over 60 million lines of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> and handles record keeping for all American workers and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> for all Social Security recipients. DOGE aims to migrate all SSA systems off COBOL ... and onto a more modern replacement like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a> within a scheduled tight timeframe of a few months. After all, what could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>29/ Under the new <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SocialSecuirty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecuirty</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> rule above, and the office closures and staff cuts mentioned in this thread above, if you don't have an SSA.Gov account before April 14th, 2025 and can use it, here is what Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) on Thursday had to say </p><p>(FYI, I am rural in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a>. My <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> office was already 1 hour away. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> and Musk closed it. My office is now over 2 hours away.)</p><p>"Say a 66-year-old man qualifies for Social Security. Say he calls the helpline to apply, but he's told about a new DOGE rule, so he has to go online or in person. He can't drive. He has trouble with the website, [or not permitted to use it until he does an in person visit to verify his ID because he didn't have a SSA.GOV account prior to the rule being implemented] so he waits until his niece can get a day off to take him to the local office, but DOGE closed that office, so they have to drive two hours to get to the next closest office. When they get there, there are only two people staffing a 50-person line, so he doesn't even make it to the front of the line before the office closes and he has to come back. Let's assume it takes him three months to straighten this out, and he misses a total of $5,000 in benefits checks, which, by law, he will never get back. This scenario is a backdoor way Musk and Trump could cut Social Security." <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p>🔗 Musk Berated for 'Absurd' Social Security Fraud Lies | Common Dreams </p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-doge-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/musk-dog</span><span class="invisible">e-social-security</span></a></p>
Arie van Deursen 🇳🇱🇪🇺🟥<p>From my talk earlier this week:</p><p>We need to resist the illusion that a posse of whiz kids can quickly solve deeply complex (IT) systems.</p><p><a href="https://speakerdeck.com/avandeursen/explainable-software-engineering-in-the-public-sector?slide=34" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">speakerdeck.com/avandeursen/ex</span><span class="invisible">plainable-software-engineering-in-the-public-sector?slide=34</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a></p>
On veut l'AP !<p>"A fond les caisses... alimentaires !" sur <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/InPACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InPACT</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/NouvelleAquitaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NouvelleAquitaine</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/@inpact" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inpact</span></a></span> ;)</p><p><a href="https://www.inpactpc.org/toutes-les-actualites/910-a-fond-les-caisses-alimentaires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inpactpc.org/toutes-les-actual</span><span class="invisible">ites/910-a-fond-les-caisses-alimentaires</span></a></p><p>"Les 15 et 16 mars, des citoyens et citoyennes de 16 caisses locales de l’alimentation se sont réunis dans le <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/Vaucluse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaucluse</span></a> pour les deuxièmes rencontres entre les caisses locales de l’alimentation."</p><p><a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/alimentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alimentation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/S%C3%A9cu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sécu</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/caisselocale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caisselocale</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/mutuelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutuelle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histoire</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/d%C3%A9mocratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>démocratie</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genre</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/CIVAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIVAM</span></a> <a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/tags/VRACFrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VRACFrance</span></a></p>
Arie van Deursen 🇳🇱🇪🇺🟥<p>Wired reports about the intent of DOGE to rebuild the US social security systems, replacing 10+ millions lines of COBOL code by Java “in a matter of months”.</p><p>This will certainly fail. Let’s hope the current staff will be allowed (and willing) to continue regular maintenance on the existing COBOL systems.</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/cobol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobol</span></a></p>
Brett<p>Anybody that suggests a decades old COBOL codebase be replaced with Java is someone you don’t have to take seriously anymore.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/cobol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobol</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ssa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ssa</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>It's not the first time this has been tried, <br>"The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk."<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cobol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cobol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legacy</span></a></p>
MarvinFreeman<p>I read an article on the Fox News site. I was shocked at all the commenters who believe that there are many, many people (the over 150 years old group) getting social security checks.</p><p>Nothing will ever convince them otherwise.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>28/ BREAKING, Social Security again pushed back its timeline for In-person identity proofing for people unable to use their personal my Social Security account for certain services will be effective April 14, 2025.</p><p>The Trump - DOGE created chaos has received great pushback and is constantly changing, making seniors and the disabled nervous. </p><p>Under the updated policy beginning April 14, 2025, individuals applying for Social Security <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> Insurance (SSDI), <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, or Supplemental Security Income ( <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSI</span></a> ) who cannot use a personal my Social Security account can complete their claim entirely over the telephone without the need to come into an office.</p><p>Individuals who cannot use their personal my Social Security account to apply for benefits will only need to prove their identity at a Social Security office if applying for Retirement, Survivors, or Auxiliary (Spouse or Child) benefits</p><p>People who do not already have a my Social Security account can create one at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/. It's beneficial whether you receive benefits or not.</p><p><a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/#2025-03-26" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ssa.gov/news/press/releases/20</span><span class="invisible">25/#2025-03-26</span></a></p>
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