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Aug 30, 2025 Charles Borges resigned as Social Security Administration chief data officer after whistleblowing on data practices Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The resignation raised accountability concerns about retaliation against internal watchdogs and the handling of sensitive public records.
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- Whistleblower Resigns from Social Security Administration — Charles Borges, Chief Data Officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned after being forced out for whistleblowing on serious data breaches that jeopardized the personal information of over 300 million
- Social Security Chief Data Officer Resigns — Charles Borges, the chief data officer of Social Security, resigned three days after filing a whistleblower complaint.
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Week 33 – 2025-08-30–2025-09-05
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