DOJ says DOGE staff shared Social Security data via nonsecure third-party server

Employees from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who were detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure third‑party server, the Justice Department said in a court filing. The Justice Department said the Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared on the server or whether it still exists there, according to a Jan.

16 formal correction to statements SSA officials made to a federal court in Maryland last spring. The disclosure came as part of a review of conflicts last March between career SSA officials and DOGE over access to sensitive information. The corrections filing said sworn statements by senior agency officials asserting that the agency had revoked DOGE employees’ access to sensitive data were later found to be false, though the officials did not know they were false at the time.

The inconsistencies were revealed in an internal review last fall; the agency notified Justice Department lawyers on Dec. 10, and the department filed corrections more than a month later.

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