WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A protester holds a sign that reads: “This billionaire stole your social security number” during a protest at a Manhattan Tesla dealership to demonstrate against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (Photo by Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The DOJ revealed usage of a third-party server to share data, as well as DOGE communicating with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results” in states.
Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks as President Donald Trump looks on prior to signing a presidential proclamation in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency.
Frank Bisignano arrives to his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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Frank Bisignano said the agency’s data protection measures “did not diverge” from standard practice, challenging the DOGE-related concerns raised by SSA’s ex-CDO.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (R) and Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) preside over a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration’s main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Md. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Charles Borges, who served as SSA’s CDO since January, said he cannot verify that agency data is being used in accordance with legal agreements or federal requirements.
An SSA spokesperson maintained the agency is “not aware of any compromise” to the cloud environment referenced in the complaint from the agency’s chief data officer.