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The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut 7,000 jobs as part of “significant workforce reductions” amid the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to slash the size of the federal workforce.

The SSA also said it’s reducing its regional offices from 10 to four, arguing that these moves “reduce non-mission critical work.”

The agency is also offering workers early retirement and voluntary payouts, if eligible, that range from $15,000 to $25,000. Workers who want to voluntarily separate must decide by March 14.

It’s unclear how these moves could impact the tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries, but some Democratic lawmakers are raising alarm bells.

“Trump’s promises to protect Social Security are a sham, just like the rest of his actions since taking office. A plan like this will result in field office closures that will hit seniors in rural communities the hardest,” Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden said, reacting to earlier reports that the SSA could cut 50% of its staff.

“The goal of this effort is to hollow out an agency that currently delivers retirement benefits with a 99.7% accuracy rate, and hand over the keys to private equity and grifters who want to pillage Social Security for all it’s worth,” he said.

Trump has insisted that Social Security “won’t be touched” as he tries to cut government spending.

-ABC News’ Selina Wang

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he signed a declaration to expedite delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel on Saturday.

Since taking office, the Trump administration has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel, Rubio said.

“The Trump Administration will continue to use all available tools to fulfill America’s long-standing commitment to Israel’s security, including means to counter security threats,” Rubio’s statement said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

The Department of Homeland Security has requested the home addresses of potential undocumented immigrants from the Internal Revenue Service, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News, as part of its efforts to ramp up the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda.

The tax agency rejected an initial request and is now in discussions over how to accommodate DHS without violating tax privacy laws, sources told ABC News.

DHS is seeking to provide names to the IRS in exchange for home addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, an administration official told ABC News.

Section 6103 of the federal tax code requires the IRS to keep individual taxpayer information confidential with certain exceptions.

The IRS has allowed undocumented immigrants to file income tax returns with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). Undocumented immigrants contributed $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes using borrowed or fraudulent Social Security numbers, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.

DHS has also asked the agency for auditors and investigators and accountants to help investigate businesses that may be hiring undocumented immigrants not authorized to work in the U.S. and is seeking the agency's help targeting financial networks supporting trafficking organizations, the sources said.

Last month, DHS formally requested to deputize IRS agents from the Treasury Department for help with immigration enforcement.

The Washington Post was first to report the DHS request to the IRS for taxpayer information and resources.

A spokesperson for the IRS and the DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

-ABC News' Luke Barr and Ben Siegel

Department of Education employees were sent an email Friday offering a lump sum payment of up to $25,000 to voluntarily separate or retire by 11:59 P.M. ET on Monday night, a source familiar with the message told ABC News.

The department sent what’s called a VSIP, or Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment, which authorizes agencies to give lump sum payments of up to $25,000 for employees to voluntarily separate, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

"It’s a one-time offer in advance of a significant Reduction in Force (RIF) for the US Department of Education," the memo stated.

The VSIP will take effect March 31.

The VSIP excludes people who received a loan discharge within the last three years, among other exclusions, according to a Department of Education employee who received the memo and spoke to ABC News on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation.

-ABC News' Arthur Jones II