Acting Social Security Commissioner resigns over DOGE requests to access recipient data: Report

Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Michelle King has reportedly stepped down from her post, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) requested access to recipient data, sources told CNN on Monday.

The two unidentified sources claimed that King refused to give the information to DOGE staffers at the SSA, and the White House has replaced her with new acting Commissioner Leland Dudek. 

King's exit comes as the new Trump administration moves to drastically reorganize and restructure the federal government. Thousands of probationary federal employees have been axed over the weekend, and others left voluntarily after accepting a federal buyout option.

White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said the agency will be led by a "career Social Security anti-fraud expert" until President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Social Security Administration is confirmed.

“President Trump has nominated the highly qualified and talented Frank Bisignano to lead the Social Security Administration, and we expect him to be swiftly confirmed in the coming weeks," Fields said. "In the meantime, the agency will be led by a career Social Security anti-fraud expert as the acting commissioner.

“President Trump is committed to appointing the best and most qualified individuals who are dedicated to working on behalf of the American people, not to appease the bureaucracy that has failed them for far too long," he added.

King's reported departure comes after DOGE has faced scrutiny over its access to taxpayer information through the Treasury Department, and the Internal Revenue Service.

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