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SSA Says Review Finds No Unauthorized Access to Numident Data

The dispute stems from a whistleblower who says DOGE-linked officials created a live cloud copy that sidestepped oversight.

Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Frank Bisignano speaks before US President Donald Trump signs a presidential proclamation honoring the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 14, 2025.
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Overview

  • Commissioner Frank Bisignano told Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo that the agency found no evidence the Numident database was accessed, leaked, hacked, or shared without authorization.
  • SSA says an August review interviewed former chief data officer Charles Borges and determined the records were on a secured, continuously monitored SSA Amazon Web Services server.
  • The agency emphasized compliance with federal security standards, 24/7 monitoring and risk assessments, role-based permissions, and oversight by more than 300 cybersecurity professionals.
  • Borges’ whistleblower filing, submitted through the Government Accountability Project, alleges officials tied to the Department of Government Efficiency created a live copy in a cloud environment with weak controls; he resigned after saying his warnings were ignored.
  • DOGE was created by executive order in January, a district court restricted its access to SSA systems in March, and the Supreme Court lifted that restriction in June as legal and congressional scrutiny continues.