Letters to the SSA commissioner and OIG follow reporting that a DOGE staffer said he put Numident and Master Death File data on a thumb drive and…

The report comes just days after President Trump signed a law permanently authorizing the SSA to share its death data with Treasury’s Do Not Pay system.

The bipartisan letter marks the latest fallout from a stunning DOJ filing about DOGE’s handling of data at the Social Security Administration.

The DOJ revealed usage of a third-party server to share data, as well as DOGE communicating with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results” in states.

Democracy Forward alleges the agency failed to fully respond to multiple FOIA requests.

The Social Security Administration commissioner will keep his current position and step into the newly created role overseeing day-to-day operations at the embattled tax agency.

Civilian federal agency interest in the company’s technology has grown, but current and former officials have some worries, including cost.

Frank Bisignano said the agency’s data protection measures “did not diverge” from standard practice, challenging the DOGE-related concerns raised by SSA’s ex-CDO.

The agency’s “deficiencies” on IT acquisition are compounded by staff reductions and outdated training plans, according to the watchdog.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo is probing the agency on whether the Numident database was accessed or leaked.