⚠️ DOGE’s Rushed Plan to Rebuild SSA Systems Will Be a Disaster - FFS 🤦🏻♂️
WIRED reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is pushing to rewrite the Social Security Administration’s COBOL-based systems in a matter of months — a job that experts agree should take years.
🧠 What’s at stake:
🔹 SSA supports 65+ million Americans — stability is non-negotiable.
🔹 COBOL runs the core logic for Social Security numbers, payments, and entitlements.
🔹 Even small changes could lead to silent system failures or missed benefits.
🔹 DOGE’s team — reportedly made up of young, inexperienced hires — lacks the skill to read COBOL or grasp mainframe architecture.
🔹 Without understanding the legacy code, there’s no safe path to rewriting it.
This is not just a tech migration — it’s a potential house-of-cards collapse. Critical national infrastructure cannot be rewritten with duct tape and hubris. 🧯
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https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/