DOGE to Rebuild Social Security Systems in Months

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Elon Musk Secretly Working to Rewrite the Social Security Codebase Using AI

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Elon Musk Rewriting Computer Code Powering Social Security, What Could Possibly Go Wrong

Having already fucked up the Social Security Administration six ways from Sunday with staff cuts and new ID requirements and field office closures, the incels of the ironically named Department of Government Efficiency are reportedly plotting one more big step in their rampage: They are planning to rewrite the SSA’s entire computer codebase in a more modern programming language. And they plan to have this project completed in “a few months.”Oh g…

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

Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

DOGE to Rebuild Social Security Systems in Months

“The so-called Department of Government Efficiency 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,” Wired reports.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is beginning to set up a team to migrate the social security administration's (SSA) computer systems by abandoning one of its oldest programming languages within a few months, which could jeopardize the integrity of the system and the services on which tens of millions of Americans depend.The SSA systems are based on a complex infrastructure, with more than 60 million lines.