Wed, February 19, 2025
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Slate
The Terrible Trump Idea That Should Have Stayed in Vegas
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: BBC
Musk and Trump defend Doge cuts, say they plan to 'restore will of the people'
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: dailymemphian
Why Elon Musk chose Memphis for xAI facility
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Click2Houston
The Latest: Trump signs executive order to study how to expand IVF
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: abc7NY
Meet Dale E. Ho, the second-year judge weighing t .. e future of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: WPLG
Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips s .. ightly after Washington plane crash: AP-NORC poll
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Politico
Florida Man keeps returning. Republicans follow.
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Couriermail
'Needs to stop': Elon Musk and Donald Trump speak out in joint interview with Fox News
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Tuko
Meru Politician Forcefully Ejected from Kithure Kindiki's Karen Meeting: "Aende, Aende"
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: scrippsnews
Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk, DOGE from accessing government data
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: Reuters
Trump says Musk will not take part in space-related government decisions
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN
Egypt's five-year plan for Gaza reconstruction in .. des safe zones and independent Palestinian agency
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN
Trump and Musk awkwardly called 'two brothers' as .. to justify DOGE cuts in joint Fox News interview
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: NDTV
Amid Language Row, Udhayanidhi Stalin's "Will Lose Mother Tongue" Warning
[ Wed, Feb 19th 2025 ]: MSN
"BJP, Congress and CPI(M) are together against me": Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Tue, February 18, 2025
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: WPLG
Senate GOP pushes ahead with budget bill that funds Trump's mass deportations and border wall
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate
I Just Figured Out What Elon Musk's DOGE Really Is
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: scrippsnews
Judge won't place restraining order on Elon Musk and DOGE in state AG case
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate
Is This a Constitutional Crisis? Wrong Question.
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Oregonian
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Slate
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Newsweek
Social Security's COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: PBS
Looking to slash Medicaid funding, Republicans consider cutting billions of dollars
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Newsweek
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: AOL
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: KPBS
White House says Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE - legally, anyway
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Sky
England's top judge condemns Starmer and Badenoch .. nts on Gaza family coming to UK on Ukraine scheme
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: BBC
US Social Security boss steps down after reportedly clashing with Doge
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Politico
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: ABC
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CapX
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: Sky
London mayor Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats 'Bre .. argue for stronger EU ties to fight Trump tariffs
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN
US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ukraine war deal
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN
Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," White House says
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN
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[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: CNN
US and Russian officials to discuss Ukraine war deal in Saudi Arabia
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: MSN
Elon Musk's role in DOGE uncertain after recent filing from White House
[ Tue, Feb 18th 2025 ]: ABC12
Trump begins firing FAA staff weeks after Washington, D.C. plane crash
Mon, February 17, 2025
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek
Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Speech Policing
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: KTVZ
Oregon's federal workforce among those hit by Tru .. ng firings of thousands of probationary employees
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Reuters
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[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek
John Fetterman Calls Out Elon Musk After Recent Support for Trump Ally
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN
Of proclamations and the politics of vinegar
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN
'Elon Musk doesn't even know my job exists,' fired federal worker says
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: Newsweek
Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Free Speech Policing
[ Mon, Feb 17th 2025 ]: MSN
What Supreme Court might say about Musk and DOGE

Social Security's COBOL Software Comes Under Scrutiny

Elon Musk's investigation of federal government systems highlighted Social Security's reliance on software developed in the 1950s.
The article from Newsweek discusses the potential risks associated with the outdated COBOL software used by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Despite its reliability, the SSA's reliance on COBOL, a programming language from the 1950s, poses significant challenges due to the dwindling number of experts capable of maintaining and updating this system. The article highlights concerns raised by experts like Charles Radtke, who warns that without modernization, the SSA could face operational failures, potentially leading to issues with benefit payments. This situation has drawn attention from figures like Elon Musk, who humorously suggested on Twitter that the SSA might need to resort to using Dogecoin if the system fails. The piece also touches on the broader implications of such a failure, including economic impacts and the urgent need for technological updates in government systems.

Read the Full Newsweek Article at:
[ https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-cobol-software-doge-elon-musk-2032680 ]