Editor’s note: The previous version of this article included the photo of the NASA location which is incorrect. It is the hearing location on Dairy Rd.
MELBOURNE, FL – The federal government has announced the upcoming closure of a Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Melbourne, but this isn’t the main facility serving the public. Instead, the affected location at 4740 Dairy Road is a hearing office, where administrative law judges conduct appeals for Social Security disability and other benefit disputes.

The decision to shut down this office on May 16 is part of a broader federal effort to reduce government real estate expenses, with nearly 800 leases being canceled nationwide under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. According to internal documents from the General Services Administration, nearly two-thirds of these closures will take effect this year.