A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning his post because of actions taken against him since making his complaint.

Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, said the agency’s leadership created a “culture of panic and dread,” The Hill reported.

He has alleged that more than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight. His whistleblower disclosure was submitted to the special counsel’s office on Tuesday.

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