When former Social Security Administration acting Commissioner Leland Dudek was first elevated into that position by President Donald Trump, he was hopeful. He had gone around his bosses and connected with leaders in the Department of Government Efficiency, who helped him land his new job, and he believed the Social Security agency was in need of a technological upgrade that DOGE could help implement.
Instead, DOGE ignored urgently needed reforms in favor of quick and often empty wins. Listen to ProPublica reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, as he explains the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security — and read the full investigation.
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