Top Social Security official steps down after disagreement with DOGE over sensitive data
King’s departure is the latest in a wave of exits from senior officials whose agencies have come into DOGE’s crosshairs.
Altman slammed DOGE’s request of King and the Social Security Administration.
“I don’t think you can overstate how serious this breach is,” Altman said. “The information that the Social Security Administration has is a lot of personal data that most people would like to keep private and they entrusted to the government through tax returns and through their employers’ sending in earning statements. The assumption is that the government will be very careful with it.”
King, who has worked at the Social Security Administration for decades, has chosen to retire, Altman said.