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Top Democrat Sounds Alarm Over Whistleblower Report of DOGE's Master Database
Elon Musk's task force aimed at shrinking the U.S. government is building a "master database" containing troves of sensitive data from across federal agencies, according to new congressional whistleblower information, in a move that likely violates privacy laws and data security regulations.
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The Department of Government Efficiency has raised significant cybersecurity concerns since whistleblower reports and federal lawsuits began exposing how its staffers gained access to federal systems in recent months (see: Whistleblower Complaint Exposes DOGE Cybersecurity Failures). DOGE operatives have violated federal cybersecurity protocols and data protection laws at agencies like the National Labor Relations Board, according to one whistleblower, who (see: accused the task force of a data-harvesting cover up.
A separate whistleblower report provided to Democratic staff of the House Oversight Committee included "disturbing" information indicating that DOGE is putting Social Security Administration operations and services at risk, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said in a letter to the SSA's inspector general's office. DOGE is reportedly "engaged in an unprecedented effort to build a massive database using data from SSA and across the federal government," read the letter from the...
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