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BY Jennifer Mattson

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that it is combing the current Social Security Number (SSN) database, calling it the most comprehensive record “cleanup” in the agency’s 91-year history.

“Accurate SSN records prevent fraud across federal programs and support the proper administration of benefits,” Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano said in a statement. The SSA said it is working with agencies across the federal government and in states “to validate identities and prevent improper payments of taxpayer dollars.”

According to the agency, since the beginning of the Trump administration, it has “corrected nearly 15% of all active SSNs across approximately 330 million U.S.…