Social Security data chief resigns after whistleblower complaint over DOGE data access

Politico · last updated September 3, 2025 – 7:00 AM

The Social Security Administration’s chief data officer has resigned days after filing a whistleblower complaint warning that President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency put the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans at risk.

Charles Borges said in his resignation letter Friday that he was leaving his position “involuntarily,” doing so in part because of concerns that the agency’s data is being handled improperly and his efforts to correct the problems were rebuffed.

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