# DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/doge-plans-to-rebuild-ssa-codebase-in-months-risking-benefits-and-system-collapse/
- Published: 2025-03-29T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: AFGE via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Makena Kelly. Wired – 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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.wired.com Related articles: Agency software purchasing bill reintroduced by House Oversight members; SSA swaps out DOGE staffers as CIO – FedScoop Dems call for Bisignano to withdraw as SSA tweaks controversial plan – Government Executive ‘System collapse’ possible as Elon Musk plans to unleash AI on Social Security: report – Raw Story