He alleged more than 300 million Americans’ data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON D.C., DC \u2014 A Social Security whistleblower whose complaint alleged that Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled<\/a> Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning because of actions taken against him since making the claim.<\/p>\n Charles Borges, the agency’s chief data officer, alleged that more than 300 million Americans\u2019 Social Security<\/a> data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight. His disclosure<\/a> was submitted to the special counsel\u2019s office on Tuesday.<\/p>\n In a letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano, Borges claimed that since filing the complaint, the agency’s actions make his duties \u201cimpossible to perform legally and ethically\u201d and have caused him \u201cphysical, mental and emotional distress.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAfter reporting internally to management and externally to regulators, serious data and security and integrity concerns impacting our citizens\u2019 most sensitive personal data, I have suffered exclusion, isolation, internal strife, and a culture of fear, creating a hostile work environment and making work conditions intolerable,\u201d Borges added.<\/p>\n