DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

www.wired.com — March 28, 2025

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is starting to put together a team to migrate the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.