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New Social Security Chief Was Being Investigated

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Leaders of the Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner, according to three current or former government officials with knowledge of the events.

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The Verge

The new US Social Security head was suspected of secretly feeding info to Musk’s DOGE.

Acting commissioner Leland Dudek, a data analyst at a small anti-fraud office before his ascension last week, was placed on paid leave and under internal investigation on suspicion he’d broken privacy and tax laws by “sharing unauthorized access to information” with DOGE representatives, The Washington Post reports. Trump ousted prior acting commissioner Michelle King and gave the role to Dudek shortly after DOGE learned of the investigation, ac…

13 hours ago·United States

New Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped him

Data analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner.

17 hours ago

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Political Wire

New Social Security Chief Was Being Investigated

“Leaders of the Social Security Administration had just opened an investigation into a career employee they believed was improperly sharing information with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team when President Donald Trump elevated the employee this week to acting commissioner,“ the Washington Post re

20 hours ago·New York, United States

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