The top official's departure is the latest in a wave of exits of senior officials whose agencies have come into the crosshairs of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Summary

Michelle King, the top Social Security official, resigned after refusing Elon Musk’s request for sensitive records, including Social Security numbers and bank data.

Trump appointed Leland Dudek as acting commissioner and nominated Frank Bisignano for the role.

Nancy Altman of Social Security Works condemned DOGE’s request, warning, “I don’t think you can overstate how serious this breach is.”

DOGE’s similar attempts at the IRS and Treasury have sparked legal challenges over privacy concerns.

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Imo if that’s all it takes to make you quit you shouldn’t have had the position in the first place.

    Edit: I’d love to hear people’s thoughts on this. How is this not seen as pure cowardice? Is this not purely caving in to authoritative practice?

    Protecting yourself at everyone else’s expense is exactly what fascists want. They want you so terrified of consequence that you just give up entirely. Fuck that. And fuck everyone who bends the knee or caves in to threats.