2025-03-06 18:19:53

Staff at Social Security Administration banned from reading news sites at work

All-staff email is latest Trump-led assault on agency that runs safety-net program for 73 million AmericansEmployees at the Social Security Administration have been banned from reading news websites on work devices, in the latest assault on the beleaguered agency by the Trump administration and Elon Musk.The all-staff email sent on Thursday morning said that “effective today” Social Security Administration (SSA) staff would be prevented from accessing certain websites including “online shopping”, “general news” and “sports”. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/trump-social-security-news-sites

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