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Charles 'Chuck' Borges

Charles 'Chuck' Borges

Former SSA Chief Data Officer

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DOGE's unauthorized access to federal data systems

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Resigned August 2025; filed retaliation complaint; announced Maryland State Senate campaign

The Privacy Act of 1974 was written to prevent exactly this: government employees using federal databases containing Social Security numbers, health records, and bank account information for unauthorized purposes. For nearly a year, Department of Government Efficiency staffers did it anyway—copying the records of 300 million Americans to unsecured servers, sharing files with outside political groups, and coordinating with election-denial activists to match voter rolls against Social Security data.

Updated Jan 26