Trump Admin Admits DOGE May Have Mishandled Social Security Data
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Key Points:
- Staffers from Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) had unauthorized access to sensitive Social Security Administration (SSA) data and may have coordinated with an outside advocacy group, according to the Justice Department.
- The Trump administration acknowledged in court that DOGE team members accessed personal identifying information despite previously denying such access, including sharing an email attachment with about a thousand individuals' names and addresses.
- An advocacy group sought help from DOGE members to analyze voter rolls aimed at overturning election results, and one DOGE staffer signed a “Voter Data Agreement” with the group, though no evidence shows SSA data was shared.
- The breaches mainly occurred before a court blocked DOGE from accessing SSA records, but
