The agency has frozen hiring, cut back overtime, and reduced IT contracts.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) released a statement on Monday evening that identified around $800 million in “cost avoidance” and other savings for the 2025 fiscal year. Authored by Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek, the statement said that the agency has “operated on autopilot” for far too long, and announced that it has frozen hiring and “drastically” cut back on overtime.
“We have spent billions annually doing the same things the same way, leading to bureaucratic stagnation, inefficiency, and a lack of meaningful service improvements,” Acting Commissioner Dudek said in a statement. “It is time to change just that.”
The acting commissioner estimates that the hiring freeze and overtime reduction could save the SSA $550 million in expenses over the next year. He added that cutting back on contracts for the agency’s information technology systems could save an additional $150 million in expenses, with a reduction in employee travel, smaller contracts, and grants eliminating $40 million more.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Acting Commissioner Dudek as he oversees the Social Security Administration.
- For President Trump and members of his Cabinet as they seek to reduce the federal workforce and eliminate wasteful spending.
Sources: The Hill, Washington Examiner
