(NewsNation) — Social Security’s inspector general is reportedly investigating a whistleblower complaint involving a former Department of Government Efficiency employee and the potential misuse of Americans’ Social Security data.
The disclosure alleges that a DOGE software engineer — who worked at the Social Security Administration last year before starting a new job — told several coworkers that he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and he had at least one on a thumb drive, the Washington Post reported this week.
The databases, called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names, according to the Post.
The former DOGE worker, whom the Post did not name, allegedly planned to share the information with his private employer and expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed illegal, the Post reported.
The Post reviewed the complaint and spoke with the whistleblower, who issued the complaint anonymously for fear of retaliation.
The Social Security Administration’s inspector general is investigating the complaint and has alerted members of Congress to it, according to a letter reviewed by the Post. The Associated Press and NPR also reported that they had reviewed the document sent to leaders of four congressional committees regarding the probe.
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