Senators demand details on DOGE’s data access following revelations of improperly shared SSA data

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, and chairman Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, talk before the start of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee are asking the Social Security Administration to elaborate on a recent court filing which stated that SSA doesn’t know the full extent of agency data accessed and shared by the Department of Government Efficiency.

In a letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano, Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked for a briefing on the recent court disclosure, writing that “we take very seriously the SSA’s stewardship of any personally identifiable information (PII) in its purview.”

The government filed the disclosure, dated Jan. 16 and signed by a Justice Department official, as part of an ongoing legal battle over DOGE access to SSA ...