The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Friday that it aims to cut some 7,000 jobs to align with an executive order from President Trump to broadly slash the federal workforce.

Workers can also take a voluntary reassignment “to a mission critical position” by expressing their interest by March 14. Why is the Social Security Administration cutting jobs?

Exhibit 2 Numbers of participating sites and social workers in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Social Work PACT Staffing Program, by month, fiscal years 2017–19.

The Social Security Administration, which sends about 73 million retired and disabled beneficiaries more than $126 billion each month, said it had plans to cut roughly 7,000 workers from its ...