An internal government watchdog and members of Congress are separately investigating new allegations that a Department of Government Efficiency staffer potentially misused sensitive Social Security data.
The Social Security Administration’s inspector general notified the leaders of several House and Senate committees on Mar. 6 that it is reviewing an anonymous complaint “on matters relating to the potential misuse of SSA data by a former DOGE employee, among other allegations,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by NPR.
This week, Congressional Democrats investigating DOGE’s access to Social Security data also announced an expanded probe after receiving whistleblower information alleging a former DOGE software engineer at SSA claimed to…
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