DOGE employee shared Social Security data on unauthorized server, agency says
DOGE employees improperly shared Social Security data via unapproved servers and a political group aiming to overturn elections, DOJ filings show.
- Two staffers at the Department of Government Efficiency shared Social Security data on a nonsecure server, as found by the U.S Department of Justice.
- The Social Security Administration is unaware of what data was shared or if it still exists, according to the Justice Department's correction.
- Federal lawyers referred the two employees to the Office of Special Counsel for potentially violating the Hatch Act.
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Michael Hiltzik: Feds now admit DOGE accessed private data at Social Security
Back in March, Social Security officials swore to a federal judge that members of Elon Musk's DOGE team never had access to individuals' personal information held at the agency, and certainly could not have misused it even if they had.
Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.
DOJ Admits DOGE Team Caught Sharing Social Security Data With Election Denier Group
We spent a lot of time last year calling out how dangerous it was that Elon Musk and his inexperienced 4chan-loving DOGE boys were gaining access to some of the most secure government systems. We also highlighted how it seemed likely that they were violating many laws in the process. One specific point of concern…
DOJ filing reveals DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server
Reps. John Larson and Richard Neal said it could be the largest data breach "in our nation’s history."
Larson pushes to stop DOGE from sharing Social Security data
U.S. Representative John Larson (D)(Molly Ingram / WSHU )A Connecticut Democratic congressman has failed to get Republican support for the U.S. House to hold the Trump Administration accountable for the improper sharing of sensitive Social Security information.In a court filing last week, the U.S. Justice Department acknowledged that DOGE had signed a secret agreement to share people’s social security information with an unidentified political a…
Democrats call for criminal investigation into potential DOGE misuse of Social Security data
Democratic House lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation and congressional action into the Department of Government Efficiency after court filings showed that DOGE may have misused Social Security data.
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