This article is maliciously misleading. While the database error is unfortunate, this has zero connection to @DOGE.
This type of error unfortunately has occurred regularly (~500 times each month) for years. In the same way that dead people are marked as living, the reverse also happens, with Mr. Johnson’s case being one example. As of last week, @DOGE and @SocialSecurity are now working together to increase the accuracy of the “Death Master File” and eliminate these errors, the first ever real attempt to do so.
With regards to service centers being understaffed, this is true. @SocialSecurity has been on a hybrid work-from-home model, which is currently being transitioned to a full work-from-office model.