In brief
- The Social Security Administration‘s inspector general is investigating a complaint about a former DOGE engineer allegedly transferring sensitive data.
- The engineer reportedly had access to the Numident and Master Death File databases containing personal data on over 500 million Americans.
- The complaint alleges the engineer used a thumb drive to move data and planned to sanitize and upload it to a private company.
- The former DOGE member denied wrongdoing, and the private company found no evidence supporting the claims after internal review.
The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.
The agency’s inspector general is investigating the disclosure and has alerted members of Congress of its existence, according to a letter by the acting inspector general to top members of four congressional committees reviewed by The Washington Post and two people familiar with the process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive deliberations. The Inspector General’s Office has also shared the disclosure with the Government Accountability Office, which has been conducting its own audit of DOGE’s access to...
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