Doge Entered Social Security

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Article discusses DOGE's presence in the Social Security Administration and its implications.

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3np

4 months ago

> For all the controversy DOGE has generated, its time at the Social Security Administration has not amounted to looming armageddon, as some Democrats warn. What it’s been, as much as anything, is a missed opportunity, according to interviews with more than 35 current or recently departed Social Security officials and staff, who spoke on the condition of anonymity mostly out of fear of retaliation by the Trump administration

There's a contradiction there. Fear (and real risk) of retaliation from the White House for speaking up is a new and bad thing.

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