Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information

And her replacement is onboard with DOGE.
Michelle King, a career federal worker who had been with SSA since 1994, quit over the DOGE disagreement Saturday and was replaced by Leland Dudek. Dudek, who has been supportive of DOGE’s efforts to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, will serve as acting commissioner of SSA until President Trump’s pick to lead the agency, Frank Bisignano, is confirmed by the Senate.​

I guess Guano "forgot" to mention that.
 
Acting Commissioner Michelle King's departure from the agency over the weekend — after more than 30 years of service — was initiated after King refused to provide DOGE staffers at the SSA with access to sensitive information, the people said Monday.

Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, an advocacy group for the preservation of Social Security benefits, said of DOGE's efforts that "there is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is. And my understanding is that it has already occurred.”

“The information collected and securely held by the Social Security Administration is highly sensitive," she said. "SSA has data on everyone who has a Social Security number, which is virtually all Americans, everyone who has Medicare, and every low-income American who has applied for Social Security’s means-tested companion program, Supplemental Security Income."

“If there is an evil intent to punish perceived enemies, someone could erase your earnings record, making it impossible to collect the Social Security and Medicare benefits you have earned.”

The future of Social Security has become a top political issue and was a major point of contention in the 2024 election. About 72.5 million people, including retirees, disabled people and children, receive Social Security benefits.


GOD forbid the people actually getting government benefits be audited for accuracy.
 
GOD forbid the people actually getting government benefits be audited for accuracy.
Good thing your parents are well off enough to care for you, Lesion. What will happen when the economy tanks and your parents are no longer able to care for you? Do you have a Plan B? An Exit Strategy?
 
GOD forbid the people actually getting government benefits be audited for accuracy.
I still have not heard any " lefty " say they are outright against cutting fraud and waste .
You don't go in cutting everything first then start looking for fraud and waste.
You go in and find the fraud and waste FIRST then cut it so you aren't hurting the people that depend on these federal programs to live.
 
9 million people over the age of 100 collecting SS. She better resign. And start talking.
Volsrock proving once again he is gullible and easily manipulated.


Even the NYPost says the claim is bullshit.

Roughly 18.4 million uncovered in the 2023 audit had not received benefits or reported income for 50 years, meaning they were likely dead.

“We believe it likely SSA did not receive or record most of the 18.9 million individuals’ death information primarily because the individuals died decades ago — before the use of electronic death reporting,” the report states.

Around 44,000 were actually receiving benefits, with 13 of those older than 112.
 
Volsrock proving once again he is gullible and easily manipulated.


Even the NYPost says the claim is bullshit.

Roughly 18.4 million uncovered in the 2023 audit had not received benefits or reported income for 50 years, meaning they were likely dead.

“We believe it likely SSA did not receive or record most of the 18.9 million individuals’ death information primarily because the individuals died decades ago — before the use of electronic death reporting,” the report states.

Around 44,000 were actually receiving benefits, with 13 of those older than 112.

Excellent research and rebuttal. Thank you.
 
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