Democrats in the House of Representatives are urging the Social Security Administrator’s (SSA) inspector general to open an investigation into the changes being made to the agency by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Axios first reported on Thursday.

In a letter to Michelle Anderson, an assistant inspector general at the agency, from Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., the ranking minority member of the Committee on House Oversight and Government Reforms cited information from a whistleblower in the SSA that claims the sweeping changes made by DOGE are throwing the organization into chaos.

“The whistleblower information obtained by the Committee, combined with public reporting, paints a picture of chaos at SSA as DOGE is rapidly, haphazardly, and unlawfully working to implement changes that could disrupt Social Security payments and expose Americans’ sensitive data,” Connolly’s letter begins.

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