As part of its efforts to crack down on fraud and wasteful spending, the Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced new security measures for beneficiaries to access benefits. Much like ...

Beginning mid-August, the Social Security Administration announced a new multi-factor authorization policy that would have required millions of seniors and people with disabilities to visit local ...

The agency is amending filing that would have required extra authentication or in-person visits The Social Security Administration said Wednesday that it was amending a regulatory filing that would ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Social Security Administration says that it is altering planned requirements for callers to pass identity checks to request a claims ...

The agency said in a recent regulatory filing that the identification pin had been made optional for those wishing to change direct deposit information over the phone. Internal policy says they’re ...

The Social Security Administration announced that it will debut a security authentication PIN feature in August and is phasing out payments by paper check, starting September 30. Both measures attempt ...