Social Security Administration updates millions of incorrect records
The Social Security Administration has corrected nearly 60 million records in its database, updating information on citizenship status and adding dates of death as the agency works to improve the accuracy of records used to administer federal benefits.
TL;DR
- The Social Security Administration corrected nearly 60 million records.
- Updates focused on citizenship status and dates of death.
- This action aims to improve the accuracy of records for federal benefits.
- The corrected records represent approximately 15% of active Social Security numbers.
- The database contains nearly 390 million total records.