Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data(www.politico.com)
53 pointsby mdhb5 hours ago4 comments
  • montroser5 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.

  • mdhb5 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.
  • bediger40005 hours ago
    Wow this is bad. Will there be any accountability?
    • jfengelan 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.

    • JumpCrisscross5 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.

      • toomanyrichies10 minutes ago
        Not only will there be to punitive action taken by this admin, but I fully expect Trump to extend the current flurry of lame-duck pardons to most if not all members of his administration, for any and all actions they may have taken, before his term is out.

        I hope I’m wrong, but in his 5 years as President he has yet to display any hint of restraint or ethical compass, so I would be very surprised if this doesn’t happen.

  • antibull5 hours ago
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