DOJ: Two DOGE SSA Members May Have Used Social Security Data to Aid Group Seeking to Overturn Elections
Justice Department disclosed two DOGE members at SSA may have used Social Security data to help an advocacy group analyze voter rolls to overturn elections.
Overview
Two unnamed DOGE team members embedded at the Social Security Administration communicated with an advocacy group in March 2025 seeking assistance analyzing state voter rolls.
One DOGE member signed a "Voter Data Agreement" and emails suggest they could have been asked to access SSA records to match to voter rolls.
Data may have been shared on unapproved third-party servers, including a Cloudflare-hosted cloud, potentially exposing Social Security numbers and other personal records.
Legal steps: SSA referred the two employees to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel for possible Hatch Act violations after a federal judge previously limited DOGE's access to SSA systems.
Uncertainty and oversight: DOJ said there’s no current evidence SSA broadly shared data with the group; SSA continues reviewing DOGE actions and correcting prior testimony to the court.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a potential political abuse of federal data by emphasizing allegations and institutional failures. They foreground court filings and a whistleblower, favoring qualifying yet impactful verbs ("may have accessed," "could have been asked") and spotlight the aim to "overturn election results," shaping a narrative of possible misconduct and negligence.
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FAQ
DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, is a team led by Elon Musk that has been embedded in federal agencies like the SSA to identify efficiencies, but has faced accusations of misusing sensitive data.
The two unnamed DOGE members communicated with an advocacy group seeking to analyze voter rolls, one signed a 'Voter Data Agreement,' and emails suggest they may have accessed SSA records to match with voter rolls, potentially sharing data on unapproved third-party servers.
SSA referred the two employees to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel for possible Hatch Act violations and to the DOJ; a federal judge had previously limited DOGE's access to SSA systems.
DOJ states there is no current evidence that SSA broadly shared data with the group or that SSA employees outside the two DOGE members were aware; SSA is continuing its review.
Data may have been shared on unapproved servers like Cloudflare-hosted clouds, potentially exposing Social Security numbers and personal records, amid broader concerns of data breaches and misuse for voter roll purges.
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