Social Security Agency's representative reportedly resigned over the weekend after a dispute with Government Efficiency (DOGE) over efforts to access Elon Muskhead Group's sensitive government records. Masu.
Michelle King, a career federal worker who has been with the SSA since 1994, stopped disagreement with Doge on Saturday and was replaced by Leland Dudek. Washington Post reported on monday.
Dudek, who has supported Doge's efforts to eradicate waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government, has been confirmed by the Senate as a representative of the SSA until President Trump is selected to lead the agency. It will be done. Exit.
Doge staff embedded in SSA reportedly asked for access to sensitive files in the same way that Trump has had at other federal agencies, such as the Treasury Department, since establishing the cost-cutting initiative. Masu.
SSA, which manages Social Security payments for over 70 million Americans, holds a large amount of personal data.
The agency has a list of all Social Security numbers issued so far, paying for the work, payment history and banking information for millions of Americans.
The SSA also holds medical records of Americans who applied for disability benefits.
It is unclear what certain information Doge is seeking to bring about King's resignation.
“President Trump has appointed highly qualified and talented Frank Vignano to lead the Social Security Agency. He hopes to be quickly confirmed in the coming weeks,” said White House. spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement to the Post.
“Until then, agents will be led by social security anti-combustion experts as representative committee members,” Fields added. “President Trump is committed to appointing the best and most qualified individuals dedicated to working on behalf of the American people.
The SSA did not immediately respond to requests to post comments.
King's resignation was recently scrutinised by Doge chief Elon Musk, who has recently scrutinised allegations of social security fraud, with 150-year-olds collecting Social Security benefits and rich federal labor suspecting he suspects of self-dealing He claims he found an example of a person.
Specialist government employees who have been transformed into CEOs of Tesla and X expressed distrust on Sunday after revealing that 20 million people are listed in the Social Security database for ages 100 and above.
“This may be the biggest scam in history,” Musk wrote in X.
The SSA pays approximately $1.5 trillion in Social Security benefits each year.
Trump has pledged not to cut social security benefits for the elderly.
