Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Demands Accountability in Explosive DOGE Social Security Breach Allegations

From Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) regarding this disturbing, insane, infuriating story (“DOGE Goon Took Social Security Data With Him, Whistleblower Says;  The Social Security data of millions of Americans could be at risk.”):

Walkinshaw Demands Accountability in Explosive DOGE Social Security Breach Allegations

Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after a new whistleblower report alleged that a former DOGE employee walked away with highly sensitive Social Security data belonging to Americans and may still have had remote access to SSA’s internal systems after leaving government service.

“This whistleblower report that former DOGE employees copied highly sensitive Social Security data covering hundreds of millions of Americans onto a personal thumb drive and planned to share it with a private employer is deeply alarming and confirms the serious concerns many of us have raised about the reckless handling of Americans’ personal data.

Social Security data is among the most sensitive information the federal government holds. Copying it onto a personal device and attempting to move it outside the government is not just irresponsible. It likely violates federal law and represents a stunning breach of the safeguards meant to protect Americans’ privacy and financial security.

Instead of covering up for this Administration’s abuses, Congress must get to the bottom of it. The American people deserve to know how their data was exposed, who was responsible, and whether additional information has been mishandled.

I will not stop working to expose what happened and protect American taxpayers from this kind of reckless abuse of their personal data.”

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UPDATED 9:48 am – Here’s a statement from Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10)

Rep. Subramanyam Statement on Allegation Former DOGE Employee Took Sensitive Social Security Data

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), a member of the DOGE Oversight Subcommittee, released the following statement after whistleblower complaint that a former DOGE staffer took sensitive Social Security Administration data and planned to share it with their private employer:

“This damning allegation must be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible. This is not the first complaint we have heard about DOGE employees attempting to access sensitive information. We have been warning for more than a year that the motives of DOGE employees were not clear. While DOGE promised to cut waste, fraud and abuse, they instead have jeopardized Americans’ safety and security. 

Our DOGE subcommittee should speak with the whistleblower and hold a hearing. We must ensure those responsible are held accountable, and make sure something like this never happens again.”

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