The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) put important Social Security data in a “vulnerable cloud environment,” a whistle-blower with the Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a report Tuesday.

According to the whistleblower report, SSA Chief Data Officer Chuck Borges “has become aware through reports to him of serious data security lapses, evidently orchestrated by DOGE officials, currently employed as SSA employees, that risk the security of over 300 million Americans’ Social Security data.”

“What has not been reported are DOGE’s actions, in violation of SSA protocols and policies, under the authority of SSA Chief Information Officer........

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