BREAKING: Social Security Administration Chief Data Officer and Whistle-blower Charles Borges Has Resigned...

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BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned...
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https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lxksh7xwnk2e
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https://archive.is/wip/z6PAn
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"The email disappeared from the inboxes of those who received it with no explanation."
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DOGE
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News and Analysis (Other)
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Blue Sky
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BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago.

Here is the text of his email shared with me:

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— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) August 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM

And:

An SSA source tells me chief data officer Charles Borges sent out his involuntary resignation email to select offices within the agency a short while ago, but then a few minutes later the email disappeared from the inboxes of those who received it with no explanation.

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) August 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM

Kicker
Data Exfiltration
People
Charles Borges
Government Entity
Social Security Administration
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Social Security number
resignation

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