Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team want to rebuild the Social Security Administration's base code, which is written in a computing language from the 1960s, to one that's more modern.

In a March press conference, acting Social Security Commissioner Lee Dudek said his agency loses $100 million a year to direct deposit fraud. That figure represents about 0.00625% of all Social Security payments, according to Axios. The Trump administration has struggled to find other evidence of waste or fraud in the massive agency.

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Elon Musk presented the fact that some noncitizens have Social Security numbers as shocking. But that’s how it’s supposed to work. And it doesn’t let them vote.

How many Social Security offices does DOGE plan to shut down this year in Texas and beyond? Here's what you need to know.

DOGE confirmed that it has another 2 million records to go before the SSA's death records system update is complete.

The Trump administration's appeal of a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE access to personal Social Security data has been denied.

Auditors have recommended that the Social Security Administration update its death records since at least 2015.