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flag Senators investigate $143M no-bid DHS ad contract to firm linked to Kristi Noem’s circle, amid whistleblower claims of SSA data theft.

flag Senators Blumenthal and Welch are probing a $143 million no-bid DHS ad contract awarded to Safe America Media, a company formed days before the deal, linked to former Secretary Kristi Noem’s inner circle. flag The investigation includes the Strategy Group, led by Ben Yoho—husband of former DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin—who received $226,137 despite McLaughlin’s denial of any contract. flag Jay Connaughton’s People Who Think won a $77 million subcontract. flag The probe focuses on transparency, corporate legitimacy, and conflicts of interest. flag Separately, a whistleblower alleges a former DOGE engineer may have taken sensitive SSA data on over 500 million Americans to a new employer, prompting an SSA inspector general investigation amid growing security concerns.

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