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Jan 21, 2026 A Justice Department court filing revealed that DOGE had improperly accessed and shared Social Security data Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The filing exposed a breakdown in institutional safeguards around sensitive data and suggested political misuse inside government.
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- DoJ Court Filing Reveals Improper Data Sharing by Doge — A recent Department of Justice court filing has revealed that the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), under Elon Musk's cost-cutting operation, improperly accessed and shared sensitive social security data.
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Week 53 – 2026-01-17–2026-01-23
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