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Social Security Administration Launches Redesigned Website at SSA.gov

Starting today, visitors to SSA.gov will experience a fresh homepage and a new design to help them find what they need more easily.

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Social Security Implements Self-Attestation of Sex Marker in Social Security

Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency now offers people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency has...

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