Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
Updated February 17, 2025 at 8:48 p.m. EST, today at 8:48 p.m. EST, 4 min
By Lisa Rein, Holly Bailey, Jeff Steinand Jacob Bogage
The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration left her job this weekend after a clash with billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service over its attempts to access sensitive government records, three people familiar with her departure said Monday.
Michelle King, who spent several decades at the agency before being named its acting commissioner last month, left her position Sunday after the disagreement, the people said.
Source Links: Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data – The Washington Post
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