“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system in (COBOL) language, which isn’t even in schools anymore.” In a social media post made Friday, O’Malley went on to say he expects benefit interruptions to start soon.

Donald Trump's purge of the federal workforce could cause a system failure at the Social Security Administration, the agency's former leader warned.

Former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley is warning that DOGE cuts will likely trigger the system to collapse “within 30 to 90 days.” Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to discuss.

The Social Security Administration has been told to cut half of its staff as President Trump pursues widespread cuts in federal government.

The Social Security Administration has cut half of its outsourced information technology spending, slashing expenditures for private-sector contractors as part of an effort to keep full-time staff employed,

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans who are not authorized to speak publicly.

Martin O’Malley, former Social Security commissioner under the Biden administration, sounded the alarm over the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting measures at the agency, warning that the Social Security Administration could “collapse” within the next 30 to 90 days.