Mark Steffensen
Positions
Appointed:
2/25/25-2/27/25 Senior Advisor $195,200
Promotion:
2/27/25 promoted to Acting General Counsel $195,200 «promoted within two days of being appointed»
Appointed:
2/25/25-2/27/25 Senior Advisor $195,200
Promotion:
2/27/25 promoted to Acting General Counsel $195,200 «promoted within two days of being appointed»
| Source: | Bluesky post by Chris Geidner Law Dork, 2/21/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | Bluesky post by Chris Geidner Law Dork, 2/28/25 |
Events
2/10/25
Official Action:
According to the testimony of a whistleblower, the nominatee for agency director, Frank Bisignano, orders through back channels that agency leadership must onboard Mark Steffensen as an attorney at the SSA. He reportedly had coerced senior SSA leadership to not hire anybody into roles without his explicit approval.
Official Action:
According to the testimony of a whistleblower, the nominatee for agency director, Frank Bisignano, orders through back channels that agency leadership must onboard Mark Steffensen as an attorney at the SSA. He reportedly had coerced senior SSA leadership to not hire anybody into roles without his explicit approval.
| Person: | Frank Bisignano, Mark Steffensen |
| Source: | Social Security Whistleblower statement to Sen. Ron Wyden The Senate Finance Committee, 3/24/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
2/25/25
Appointed:
Mark Steffensen starts as Senior Advisor at SSA.
Appointed:
Mark Steffensen starts as Senior Advisor at SSA.
| Appointed: | Mark Steffensen 2/25/25-2/27/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor, Office of the Commissioner |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | Bluesky post by Chris Geidner Law Dork, 2/21/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
2/27/25
Promotion:
Mark Steffensen promoted to Acting General Counsel at SSA
Promotion:
Mark Steffensen promoted to Acting General Counsel at SSA
| Promotion: | Mark Steffensen 2/27/25 |
| Position Title: | Acting General Counsel, Office of the Commissioner |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | Bluesky post by Chris Geidner Law Dork, 2/28/25 |
| Note: | promoted within two days of being appointed |
8/11/25
Action:
Expressing concerns that the lax security of DOGE’s cloud could lead to the leak of every American’s social security number (and the requirement ro reissue new ones), the Chief Data Officer of the Social Security Administration contacts Edward Coristine and John Solly to request information about the security of DOGE’s cloud. He is never granted a reply and learns that the SSA Office of General Counsel (headed by DOGE member Mark Steffensen) has advised employees not to respond to his inquiries.
Action:
Expressing concerns that the lax security of DOGE’s cloud could lead to the leak of every American’s social security number (and the requirement ro reissue new ones), the Chief Data Officer of the Social Security Administration contacts Edward Coristine and John Solly to request information about the security of DOGE’s cloud. He is never granted a reply and learns that the SSA Office of General Counsel (headed by DOGE member Mark Steffensen) has advised employees not to respond to his inquiries.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, John Solly, Mark Steffensen |
| Source: | Protected Whistleblower Disclosure of Charles Borges Regarding Violation of Laws, Rules & Regulations, Abuse of Authority, Gross Mismanagement, and Substantial and Specific Threat to Public Health and Safety at the Social Security Administration Government Accountability Project, 8/08/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
| DOGE Project: | Fraud, Impunity |