The former Chief of Staff of the American Social Security Administration (SSA) described how agents of the so-called “government efficiency” (DOGE)-the process of the government of Elon Musk-on the agency, attacks senior employees who have questions “based on the general legend of widespread fraud” and serious data representation.
in a permit Tiffany Felk, who was submitted to a lawsuit on Friday and referring to Doug’s agents, Mike Rousseau and Akash Buba said.
“However, Mr. Rousseau seemed completely focused on questions … based on the general legend of fraud on the supposed social security on a large scale, not the facts.”
Felk also said that she was “undisputed” that Doug’s agents “had” the knowledge and training required to prevent sensitive information from unintentionally transferring them to bad actors “, given that their agents” were not examined by SSA or trained on data, systems or SSA programs. “
“In such an anarchist environment, the risk of data leakage in the wrong hands is important,” Felk said.
Rousseau is now SPA SSA. And Buba is one of the number of Young aide To the musk, which has proven its work to mark – the imposition of employees as well as the budget cuts – is very controversial.
Musk, Tesla and Spacex Billionaire, donated hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2024 presidential presidential presidential campaign and bonus in the Duj project.
Felk became the Acting Chief of Staff of the Acting Social Security Commission, Michelle King, on January 20, when Trump was opened for his second presidency. On February 16, the White House was delegated to Liland Dodik, an SSA data analyst in the middle of the level who was on vacation and was suspected of being transferred to Dog.
According to the Washington Post, Dudek since then Tell senior employees He is not truly responsible, saying: “People learn that people will learn and will make mistakes, but we have to let them see what is going on in SSA. I have been relying on professional people for a long time to inform my work, but I receive decisions that are made without my inputs. I must influence these decisions.”
Flick worked in SSA for 30 years, but today’s retirement was set. It was given under the department. The lawsuit was filed by democracy forward Representation A “alliance of unions and retirees” seeks to “stop [Doge’s] An unprecedented and illegal attack on personal, confidential, private and sensitive data in relation to millions of Americans throughout the country from SSA, in violation of the law. “
Felk described the confrontations with Doge, including more than the formal constitutional right of Bobba, which is necessary given the “very sensitive” nature of SSA systems and data-but after “challenges with the background of the background of Mr. Bobba”, it had to be implemented by phone, “contrary to the usual practice” and at “around 9 pm” on February 10.
“The information has not been fully revealed … What information did Dog wanted and the problems she needed to address it, but what I understand was that he was associated with fraud,” Rousso said.
“It seems that the information that Dog is decreasing in three categories: 1) incorrect allegations about the benefits of benefits for those available from the advanced age; 2) concern about individual social security numbers that receive multiple advantages (which is normal when multiple family members receive advantages through one wage); and 3) payments that are made for people who have no social security number.
“Each of these concerns was considered inappropriate and based on an inaccurate understanding of SSA data and programs.
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“With regard to the first states, the SSA advantages file contrasts to any claim that the payments are submitted to the 150 -year -old people. With regard to the second, Doug seemed to misunderstand the fact that couples payments for the couples and the mothers will be based on the social security number for one factor. With regard to the third, we have never given sufficient information to understand the source of anxiety, but we have never faced anything that indicates. Until the interests of the benefits are inappropriate to be paid to people without a social security number.
Musk has repeatedly made inaccurate claims about social security fraud, including There are assumed that there are 150 years oldAnd the program called “the largest Ponzi scheme of all time”.
In response, one of the American Democratic Senator, Jack Reed from Rod Island, He said: “Social security is not a Ponzi plan. It is an effective lifestyle that helps the elderly avoid conflict. It is an audio insurance program that works with wage owners who pay the system during their work, and when they reach retirement age they get the advantages.”
To report the Flick advertisement, the post said: “Russo has suspended a correspondent called for a comment request” while Bobba and SSA officials did not comment. Defenders continue to sound the alarm.
The head of the Democracy striker, Sky Piriman, He said: “The Americans must be able to trust the government to protect their secret data, however – again – the Trump administration has shown a blatant ignorance of the law and its obligations towards the American people by granting unprecedented levels of reaching unprecedented and non -independent individuals.
“On behalf of retirees and workers’ representatives, we urge the court to prevent the Trump administration’s illegal attempt to access private data for hundreds of millions of Americans across the country.”