"We are already short-staffed as it is,"one Social Security Administration employee said of the agency's plans to slash its workforce.

The Social Security Administration announced a “massive” reorganization and “significant” job cuts on Thursday that critics said could increase customer-service wait times and make it more difficult to detect fraud.

The move, which is in line with an executive order from President Trump to slash the federal workforce, raises concerns about staffing at the agency that delivers crucial benefits to Americans.

The Social Security Administration is preparing layoffs as part of the Trump administration’s attempts to slash federal spending. Up to half of the agency’s workforce could be cut, according to media reports.