The acting leader of the Social Security Administration reportedly instructed managers earlier this week to draw up plans for a 50% cut to the agency's workforce, a push that advocates and lawmakers said would result in the gutting or total closure of local field offices—and likely benefit disruptions.

The Trump administration is moving toward its largest round of federal government layoffs yet, according to multiple outlets, with agencies directed to submit layoff plans by March 13—the latest federal downsizing development spearheaded by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.