Charles Borges, the Chief Data Officer at the Social Security Administration (SSA), has resigned following his whistleblower complaint alleging that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) mishandled sensitive personal data of over 300 million Americans.
Newsweek contacted the SSA and the White House via email and Borges via social media for comment on Saturday outside of usual working hours.
In his resignation letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano, as reported by the Associated Press and published in full on X, Borges stated that actions taken by the SSA following his whistleblower complaint made his duties "impossible to perform legally and ethically," leading to "physical, mental, and emotional distress."
He described a work environment characterized by exclusion, isolation, and a culture of fear.
Borges stated in the resignation letter that he was "involuntarily leaving" his role.
He described the new leadership in the technology and executive offices as having fostered "a culture of panic and dread, with minimal information sharing, frequent talk of employee terminations, and widespread organizational dysfunction," according to the letter, as per The Washington Post.
"After reporting internally to management and externally to regulators, serious data and security and integrity concerns impacting our citizens' most sensitive personal data," Borges wrote in the letter, "I have suffered exclusion, isolation, internal strife, and a culture of...
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