"In a recent review, the SSA found out that two members of the DOGE team working at the agency had been contacted in March 2025 by a political advocacy group "with a request to analyze state voter rolls that the advocacy group had acquired." The group's "stated aim was to find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States," the filing says."
"One of those DOGE members signed a "Voter Data Agreement" with the group that was not reviewed through the appropriate process for SSA data exchanges. The agency first learned the agreement existed in November, during a review that was separate from the lawsuit at issue. The SSA made two referrals under the Hatch Act - the law that prohibits government employees from engaging in political activities in their professional capacity - in late December."
Justice Department officials informed a federal court that SSA had not fully complied with a prior court order and that some earlier statements to the court were later found to be incomplete or inaccurate. A review discovered two DOGE team members were contacted in March 2025 by a political advocacy group requesting analysis of state voter rolls the group had acquired, with an aim to find evidence of voter fraud and overturn results. One DOGE member signed a Voter Data Agreement that bypassed proper SSA data-exchange review. The agreement was first discovered in November during a separate audit. SSA made two Hatch Act referrals in late December and identified inconsistencies in prior CIO statements.
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