Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans' Social Security data
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Key Points:
- Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) allegedly accessed and shared Social Security numbers to assist a political advocacy group aiming to overturn election results in certain states, according to court documents.
- The advocacy group requested these DOGE members to analyze state voter rolls to find evidence of voter fraud, leading to one DOGE employee signing a "Voter Data Agreement" with the group.
- The data accessed may have violated court rulings by being shared on unauthorized third-party servers, though it remains unclear if any data was ultimately shared.
- Other Social Security Administration employees were reportedly unaware of these actions or the agreement with the advocacy group.
- The SSA has referred the two DOGE members for potential Hatch Act violations, which prohibit federal
