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WaPo: Former DOGE Employee Took Social Security Information to New Job

HeadlineMar 11, 2026

A whistleblower complaint alleges a former worker with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, accessed two restricted databases and planned to share the highly sensitive information with a private employer. That’s according to The Washington Post, which reported the Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is now investigating the complaint. If the allegations are confirmed, it would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at the agency. The two databases included the records of over 500 million people in the U.S., living and dead. The former DOGE employee reportedly copied the data onto a personal thumb drive. This adds to the mounting reported violations by Elon Musk’s DOGE as it slashed funding for federal agencies.

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