Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Whistleblower Reveals Unprecedented Social Security Database Security Breach

| Importance: 10/10

Chief Data Officer Charles Borges exposed a critical national security vulnerability involving an unauthorized copy of the entire NUMIDENT Social Security database. Senior DOGE-affiliated officials uploaded a live copy of sensitive personal information for over 450 million Americans to an unsecured …

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Supreme Court lifts injunctions, enables mass firings at 19 federal agencies

| Importance: 9/10

In a controversial 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court lifted lower court injunctions blocking the Trump administration’s mass firing plans, enabling reductions of up to 50% in 19 federal agencies. The ruling temporarily permits widespread federal workforce terminations, with Justice Ketanji Brown …

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It's 'shoot first and ask questions later' as DOGE tries to dismantle CFPB: Official

| Importance: 8/10

Department of Government Efficiency attempted to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through mass firings, but federal judges blocked the action and ordered reinstatement of workers. The attempted dismantling affected 1,500 CFPB employees before court intervention. Multiple judges …

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