DOGE Employees May Have Improperly Accessed Social Security Data, DOJ Filing Reveals
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The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing that employees of Elon Musk's DOGE team may have improperly accessed Social Security data that was restricted under a court ruling, and shared agency data on third-party servers. The admission comes after the Trump administration had previously fought in court for DOGE's rights to access Social Security data for fraud detection purposes. The filing indicates at least two DOGE employees communicated with a political advocacy group to analyze state voter roll data.
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It's a stunning admission from the Trump administration, after it battled in court over DOGE's rights to access and use Social Security data as part of its effort to uncover fraud and waste
At least two DOGE employees, the filing reveals, were in touch with a political advocacy group that asked them to analyze data from state voter rolls
It's a stunning admission from the Trump administration, after it battled in court over DOGE's rights to access and use Social Security data .
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