The Social Security Office is moving and changing all public communication to x

Social security resources will no longer communicate with the media and the public through the publication of the “Dear Partner”, as this changes its public communication exclusively to X, the sources are called Wired. The news comes amid the major decline in employees in the agency.

“We no longer intend to publish the press or letters of our dear partner to inform the media and the public about programming and services changes,” said Linda Karr Davis, SSA Regional Commissioner. “Instead, the agency uses X to communicate with the press and people … so this becomes our communication mechanism.”

Previously, the Agency used dear colleague letters to interact with lawors and third -party organizations that help individuals access the benefits of social security. Recent letters cover all of the agency’s new identity verification procedures to update the accuracy of SSA death records (“less than a third of 1 % of deaths have been reported to be mistakenly reported.”

Letters and the publication of the press were also an important communication tool for SSA employees used to stay in the agency’s news. Since SSA staff cannot register on social media without providing a special security request, this change can have negative consequences for employees’ ability to do their job.

It can also affect people who receive social security benefits who rely on information about the benefits of accessing letters. “Do they really expect the elderly citizens to join this platform?” Asked a current employee. “Most managers aren’t even in it. How is this not a conflict of interest?” Another employee added: “This ensures that people do not receive the information they need to stay up to date.”

Linda Kerry Davis also did not respond immediately to Wired’s request.

“This is a misleading report,” says Liz Hoston, a White House spokesman. “This report is actively communicating with stakeholders and stakeholders.” “The reduction of the labor force has not declined. Instead, to improve services, employees from the regional offices are transferred to the front line-the specific resource specification where they are most needed.

Elon Mask, who is responsible for a dramatic reduction in the federal labor force on behalf of President Trump, bought X (at the time of Twitter) in October 2022. This platform has been fighting the expansion of inaccurate information for many years. After purchasing the company, Musk fired the content of the contract and transferred the content moderation efforts to a crowded factors’ tool called Community Notes. In 2023, an EU official warned that the platform was the main source of fake news, based on an officer’s study that Twitter had the highest discovery “of lack of information.

Sources say the regional office work will soon be reduced by about 87 percent. Regional office staff manages information technology support, policy -related questions, work relations issues, appropriate housing and public relations guidance. Since February, SSA has reduced 7000 jobs. Washington PostHuman