Instead, the only question that remains is: Will they get away with it?
They have no idea the public blowback theyre about to get, the congressperson said, according to OMalley.
The SSA and the White House did not respond to requests for comment for this story.
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The employees in this story have been granted anonymity to speak freely without fear of retribution.
OMalley says its now up to the American people to pressure Republican lawmakers into stopping the agencys destruction.
he tellsRolling Stoneand American Doom.
To govern is to choose.
Thats the biggest operational waste in the entire history of Social Security, OMalley says.
Worse, they dont receive the knowledge transfer that you would receive in any technology company.
Around the same time, Dudek was offering that access, detailing his actions in a since-deleted LinkedIn post.
Not long after Dudeks confession, and with King out of the way, DOGE went to work.
DOGE wanted access to everything, including source code, according to Flicks affidavit.
On March 1, Dudek sent an email last week titled our road ahead.
President Biden dismissed Andrew Saul, fundamentally altering the independence of the agency, Dudek wrote.
With that decision, the autonomy our employees once enjoyed changed.
Only the courts or Congress can intervene.
According to the agency itself, there are just 89,000 Americans aged 99 and older who receive payments.
On Feb. 19,Dudek himself saidTrump and Musks claims were incorrect.
But then Trump doubled down on it.
Instead of people who are 150 years old receiving checks, now its 300 years old.
Larson has also demanded a hearing on DOGEs work at the SSA.
He says Social Security Subcommittee chair Ron Estes (R-Kan.) has not responded to this request.
Estes did not answer questions for this story.
Throughout DOGEs ravaging of the SSA, a culture of fear has permeated the agency, employees say.
These guys seem determined to sink it.
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