Senate Confirms Trump’s Nominee to Run Social Security Administration

The Senate confirmed former tech CEO Frank Bisignano in a party-line vote.

In this photo illustration, a Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of former tech CEO Frank Bisignano as the head commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a party-line vote on Tuesday.

Bisignano, the former CEO of technology company Fiserv, will lead the federal agency that provides monthly payments to tens of millions of retirees and supplemental income to others.