Affected by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)'s promotion of layoffs, the US Social Security Administration switched to X to issue announcements

Mars Finance News, on April 13, according to Cointelegraph, under the background of massive layoffs promoted by the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) led by Musk, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it will transfer all public communications to the X social platform and will no longer communicate policy changes to the public through traditional letters and press releases. The X platform will serve as the primary external communication channel for the SSA. The total number of SSA employees has recently been reduced from 57,000 to around 50,000 to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency. In its February 2025 statement, it stated: "The current structure of the top 10 regional offices is no longer sustainable, and will be comprehensively compressed to four regions. The headquarters organizational structure also has inefficiency issues." Previously, the head of the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE), Musk, accused the U.S. Social Security system of having billions of dollars in improper payments, which sparked intense debates about the sustainability of retirement plans and government spending. Musk claimed he discovered a "money-printing magic computer" within the U.S. Social Security system. DOGE also proposed reducing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) staff by 20%, expected to affect 6,800 employees, with plans to implement this within a month after the 2024 tax filing deadline (April 15). Musk and DOGE's reform plans are not limited to layoffs and cost-cutting; it is rumored that DOGE is exploring the use of blockchain technology to achieve full on-chain government budgeting to enhance fiscal transparency and accountability mechanisms.