The Social Security Administration official who alleged in a complaint complaints that the government’s efficiency department put the personal data of millions of Americans on a vulnerable server, said in an email on Friday that he is presenting his “involuntary resignation” due to the actions that the agency has taken against him.
Charles Borges, who had been the SSA data director, said in an email to colleagues, who was obtained by NBC News from a person who received him, who had experienced reprisals since his complaint of complainants was made public.
He said that SSA’s actions “make my duties impossible for legal and ethically” and have caused “physical, mental and emotional anguish.”
He added that since he informed his concerns to management, he has “suffered exclusion, isolation, internal struggle and a culture of fear, creating a hostile work environment and making working conditions intolerable.”
Borges, his lawyers and SSA did not immediately respond to comments requests.
Borges’ complaint had accused the SSA information director, Aram Moghaddassi, an ally of Elon Musk for a long time, to violate the agency’s policies to “create a live copy of the country’s social security information in an environment in the cloud that eludes supervision”, in violation of multiple federal statutes.
The file contained the identification information of more than 300 million Americans, including social security numbers and other confidential information, according to the complaint.
The spokesman for the Social Security Administration, Nick Perrine, said earlier this week that the data mentioned in the complaint were “Internet walled” and accessible to the officials of his high -level career with adequate supervision.
“We are not aware of any commitment to this environment and we continue dedicated to protecting confidential personal data,” Perrine said in a statement.
After sending his email, Borges published on LinkedIn, “it is never wrong to be moral and ethically with yourself.”
Julia Jester contributed.
