SSA Data Officer Resigns Over DOGE Data Risk

Charles Borges, the chief data officer of the United States — Social Security Administration, resigned involuntarily after filing a whistleblower complaint. He alleged that the Department of Government Efficiency created a duplicate of the United States — Social Security Administration's massive records, including sensitive personal data of over 300 million Americans, on a vulnerable cloud server. Borges claimed this action jeopardized personal information and could lead to widespread identity theft, loss of vital benefits, and necessitate reissuing Social Security numbers at enormous cost to the United States. He cited a hostile work environment, exclusion, isolation, and retaliation from the United States — Social Security Administration's leadership as reasons for his departure. The United States — Social Security Administration has stated it takes whistleblower complaints seriously and that data remains secure, while the United States — Supreme Court of the United States previously allowed the Department of Government Efficiency to access United States — Social Security Administration data, overturning a lower court's injunction.