DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agency, who admits he sometimes made things worse.

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/49607175

  • Missed Opportunity: Some Social Security officials said they welcomed DOGE — the agency needs a technological overhaul — only to see DOGE ignore them and prioritize quick (often empty) wins.
  • Internal Revolt: Leland Dudek, the agency’s then acting chief, helped DOGE at first, then tried to resist when he saw what it was doing, Dudek said in 15 hours of candid interviews.
  • DOGE Lives On: Multiple former DOGErs have taken permanent roles at the Social Security Administration, and Senate-confirmed Commissioner Frank Bisignano has embraced its approach.
  • HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com
    9·
    3 days ago

    The blaringly obvious reason they didn’t try to make any of these improvements is that DOGE is not and never was about efficiency.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 days ago

      Exactly. They made it very clear that these were just things they felt were obstacles slowing them down from doing as they pleased.

        • anon6789@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          SSA is just part of the package. DOGE’s “services” are in exchange for special privileges for Elon’s companies. Removing regulations, worker protections, limits on what can go on in his company town, oversight for whatever nonsense Boring Company gets up to, and so on.