Social Security employee warns 'people could be out of benefits for months' as staffers who fix payment glitches exit [View all]

Social Security employees with key expertise are reportedly heading for the exits amid President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, raising the risk that any technical glitches could interrupt benefits.

That's as the administration looks to shrink the Social Security Administration by thousands, including via voluntary separation offers.

One Baltimore-based staffer who works on payment systems told the Washington Post that nearly a quarter of his team is gone or will soon be gone due to resignations and retirements.

Those with top software skills are leaving the Social Security Administration to get high-paying jobs in the private sector, he added.

As a result, several software updates and modernization processes that were supposed to be completed soon will likely miss their deadlines, and many of the experts who fix glitches that can stop payments are now exiting, the report said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/social-security-employee-warns-people-153300562.html

Of course Howard Nutlick said real Americans won't mind missing a payment.