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A whistleblower complaint alleged that a former “Department of Government Efficiency” staffer claimed he planned to share sensitive agency databases with his private employer, according to a new report.
DOGE was led by billionaire Elon Musk during his brief stint as a special government employee.
The staffer named in the disclosure, reviewed by The Washington Post, was described as a former software engineer for DOGE who had approved access to Social Security data while working at the agency. He allegedly told co-workers at a government contractor that he had highly restricted information about U.S. citizens, including Social Security numbers.
The staffer allegedly claimed to have access to the data through two databases called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” one of which he had on a thumb drive. The Post noted in its report on the complaint that these claims “if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols.” The databases contain records of more than 500 million living and dead Americans.
The former DOGE member allegedly said he continued to hold unrestricted “God-level” security access, along with his agency credentials and computer, even long after leaving DOGE. He said he had more access to this data, which also...
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