"The Social Security Administration announced a new leadership roster and agency reorganization on Wednesday, installing several industry executives from organizations including the National Rifle Association and X with no government experience. Many of the recent additions to Commissioner Frank Bisignano's leadership team have never worked in the government at all. Although SSA released the list of executives this week, those helming the roles aren't necessarily new to the jobs."
"SSA's chief communications officer, Nicholas Perrine, formerly worked at the NRA for 13 years as its director of executive operations, per his LinkedIn. The outward-facing media part of the communications office, which also has other duties like running websites, has been centralized to the commissioners office. The entire shop has lost around 100 employees to people leaving government service entirely or being reassigned to other work, according to a former SSA official, who requested anonymity because of fear of retaliation. SSA's two chief information officers, both with connections to Elon Musk businesses and no government experience, are in charge of the agency's technology. SSA has had at least four different CIOs since Trump took office."
The Social Security Administration implemented a leadership roster and organizational reorganization that placed several private-sector executives into senior roles despite limited or no government experience. Many recent additions to the leadership team have never worked in government, and some appointees have been performing the roles for months. The agency centralized outward-facing media and communications functions into the commissioner's office and saw roughly 100 communications staff leave or be reassigned. The chief communications officer previously spent 13 years at the NRA. Two senior technology leaders have professional ties to Elon Musk companies, and the agency has experienced multiple CIO turnovers.
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