Social Security holds data on over 500 million Americans, living and dead. Federal law restricts its use to one mission: ensuring you receive the benefits you’ve earned. Not to deport your neighbor.

A former employee with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency allegedly claimed he tapped into two sensitive Social Security Administration databases and intended to share the information ...

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The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and ...

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Social Security holds data on over 500 million Americans, living and dead. Federal law restricts its use to one mission: ensuring you receive the benefits you’ve earned. Not to deport your neighbor.

Meryl Kornfield and Elizabeth Dwoskin can be reached securely on Signal at @merylkornfield.59 and @lizza_dwoskin.42 The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint ...