Whistleblower Alleges Ex-DOGE Employee Exposed SSA Data
TL;DR
A Social Security Administration inspector general is investigating a whistleblower claim that a former DOGE software engineer accessed two highly sensitive SSA databases containing data on more than 500 million Americans and planned to transfer it to a private employer, potentially via a thumb drive; Sen. Ron Wyden and other lawmakers are calling for a full public accounting as the Washington Post corroborates details of the allegation, amid ongoing DOGE-related security concerns.
- Ex-DOGE Employee Exploited Americans' Private Data, Whistleblower Claims HuffPost
- Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Washington Post
- DOGE staffer had ‘God-level’ Social Security access, whistleblower says The Independent
- WaPo: Former DOGE Employee Took Social Security Information to New Job Democracy Now!
- Sen. Peters pushes for new probe of DOGE’s Social Security Administration data dives FedScoop
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