New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
- In May 2025, Frank Bisignano was appointed to lead the Social Security Administration and admitted to staff that he had to look up the responsibilities of the role after being selected.
- Bisignano, a former Wall Street CEO with no government experience, agreed to lead the benefits agency serving more than 70 million Americans amid an ongoing SSA overhaul.
- The Trump administration is restructuring the SSA by cutting 7,000 federal jobs, offering buyouts, and shifting many employees from regional to field offices.
- Bisignano, once a highly paid corporate executive, sold roughly $484 million in company shares and admitted to lacking familiarity with his new role during a largely unscripted address.
- The leadership change and agency shakeup suggest major shifts ahead for Social Security's operations, potentially affecting service to millions of beneficiaries.
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Newly Sworn-In Trump Official Ripped After Admitting He Had To Google What His New Job Was
Frank Bisignano, President Donald Trump's new Commissioner of Social Security, was criticized after an audio recording revealed he'd admitted to staff he had to Google what his role would be.Bisignano told Social Security managers during a national town hall on Wednesday that he hadn’t been pursuing a role in the Trump administration when he was approached about leading the Social Security Administration (SSA).Though Bisignano—former chairman an…
'No clue': Trump's new Social Security commissioner knows zilch about job, forced to Google what it is
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