From the Wall Street Journal:
Frank Bisignano, the head of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, sits atop two government organizations that store vast reams of sensitive financial data about every taxpayer.
But when he was the co-chief operating officer at JPMorgan Chase, he spied on fellow executives—using his authority over the security department and position to access sensitive information and internal communications, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke with the Wall Street Journal.
After years of complaints about his behavior, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told Bisignano he would support him finding a job elsewhere. Once he left, investigators from the legal department found digital traces of the spying activity, including records that showed email access, and the bank instituted new rules requiring approval from the legal department
Courtney Forrest, an attorney for Bisignano, denied that that he never spied on co-workers. She said he “never directed anyone to look through any employee’s or executive’s communications or engaged in any form of surveillance.”…
“Support him finding a job elsewhere.” Is that something like getting fired?
Update: An attorney for Bisignano says that he “never directed anyone to look through any employee’s or executive’s communications.”
It’s how ultra rich white men fire each other
ReplyDelete“Is that like getting fired?” No Charles, it is not. Mr. Bisignano left to become CEO of a Fortune 500 and doubled their stock price. As a close to his career, he was summoned to public service. He apparently is really good at it, as he quickly became leader of two different agencies, and there’s talk of a third. He’s already overseen massive improvements at each, and boosted morale.
ReplyDeleteAs for spying? My boss checks on my productivity each month. She knows when I’m on vacation, even when I’m at the dentist. Is that her spying on me?
Frank Bisignano is the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), having been confirmed by the Senate in May 2025. He drew significant national attention during his confirmation and tenure for describing himself on CNBC as a "fundamentally a DOGE person," referencing Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
DeleteFor much of the last year, staffers who were initially part of the Department of Government Efficiency effort improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data on millions of Americans. The Trump administration hasn't been able to answer how much data is at risk, what it was used for or why its unprecedented efforts to consolidate data are needed.
FYI: that scent in your nose is Frank‘s s**t. The brown stains on your nose are as well
DeleteBut months after he left to join the government and had sold nearly all of his Fiserv stock, the firm’s new management threw out the forecasts Bisignano’s team had been giving Wall Street and said they were materially inaccurate, blaming unrealistic growth projections, misleading revenue figures skewed by foreign-currency fluctuations and management decisions to defer investments. The move sent the stock into a tailspin and prompted shareholder lawsuits against Bisignano and Fiserv.
DeleteThis is the updated fox in the henhouse version 2026. Any pretzels? 🦊 🥨
ReplyDeleteFrank Bisignano got his ultimate spying dream jobs at the IRS and SSA. This current administration has the most talented cabinet ever assembled.
ReplyDeleteNot off to a good start…
ReplyDeleteThe Social Security Administration (SSA) operates under a strict stance that protecting your personal data is a shared responsibility, secured via the Privacy Act of 1974. The agency utilizes advanced network encryption and 24/7 monitoring to prevent unauthorized access, while advising the public to actively guard their sensitive information.
Non of this is true. It’s an article in WSJ from no name person. I just watched him on CNBC denying it.
ReplyDeleteThat’s good enough for me! Everybody needs to go home now.
DeleteFrank destroyed his old company FISERV. He has failed at everything he has ever done.
DeleteBisignano demanded his own team pledge loyalty to him directly, people who spoke with him said. He told some of his employees he kept dossiers about them in his desk in case they “went native”—which they took as his way of describing someone who was no longer loyal to him, the people said.
ReplyDeleteAround 2012, during a biennial employee survey review, which covered workplace issues such as how satisfied employees were with their jobs, Bisignano’s division gave some of the most negative feedback in all of JPMorgan. Bisignano asked his direct reports to go into the survey submission tool and figure out which employees had written negative reviews, some of the people said.
Maybe this explains why Jay Ortis is behaving the way he is. Truly disappointing.