Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
44 points by mdhb 5 hours ago | 5 comments
  • mdhb 5 hours ago |
    Because the headline underplays it quite a bit the actual story here is that the Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results.
  • bediger4000 5 hours ago |
    Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
    • JumpCrisscross 5 hours ago |
      > Will there be any accountability?

      FTA: "SSA referred both DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act."

      Probably nothing under this administration. But there is a paper trail–now cited in public–for folks in the future to pursue.

      In the meantime, I'm curious what civil damages they may be liable for.

    • jfengel an hour ago |
      According to the OSC:

      https://osc.gov/Documents/Public%20Files/Press%20Release/OSC...

      Violations are sent to the President for disciplinary action.

      So, no.

  • montroser 5 hours ago |
    > Shapiro also revealed that despite prior assertions in court, SSA’s DOGE team members “were using links to share data through the third-party server ‘Cloudflare.’”

    Wreckless incompetence at the highest levels of government.

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