At present, the agency is being run by acting Commissioner Leland Dudek, who has cut more than 12 percent of the SSA’s 57,000-person staff and says DOGE is calling the shots, despite a court order ...

WASHINGTON—When Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency last month, current and former senior officials feared he was planning mass layoffs at its sprawling Maryland headquarters.

One-week later, Musk visits National Security Agency’s headquarters meeting with Gen. Timothy D. Haugh. Second, in early April Trump talks with provocateur Laura Loomer. Shortly after ...