The Department of Government Efficiency quietly removed three Social Security offices in North Carolina from its list of leases it plans to terminate , and a congressman says at least one of those offices will continue operations.
“After working with the administration, my office has received assurance that the Social Security Administration office in Franklin will not be closing and all of the space being used by the public and staff will remain in use,” said U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican from Flat Rock, in a written statement to McClatchy.
The Department of Government Efficiency, commonly referred to as DOGE, is an unofficial organization within the Trump administration run by billionaire Elon Musk. It aims to cut wasteful spending across the federal government by firing workers and closing federal buildings…