DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system

An aide sets up a poster depicting the logo for the Congressional DOGE Caucus before a news conference on Capitol Hill on February 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images | Andrew Harnik

A Social Security Administration (SSA) official alleged in a whistleblower disclosure that DOGE officials created "a live copy of the country's Social Security information in a cloud environment that circumvents oversight."

Chuck Borges, the SSA's Chief Data Officer (CDO), "has become aware through reports to him of serious data security lapses, evidently orchestrated by DOGE officials, currently employed as SSA employees, that risk the security of over 300 million Americans' Social Security data," the Government Accountability Project said in a letter sent today to members of Congress and the US Office of Special Counsel. The nonprofit Government Accountability Project is representing Borges.

Although it has been widely reported that DOGE sought and obtained access to ...