GSA Data Breach Exposes Sensitive White House Documents

More than 11,000 General Services Administration (GSA) employees were inadvertently given access to sensitive documents—including White House floor plans, blast door designs, and vendor banking information—via a shared Google Drive folder, with the breach beginning in early 2021 and spanning both the Biden and Trump administrations. Many of the files, some labeled as 'controlled unclassified information,' were not only viewable but also editable by GSA staff for several years. The incident has led to a cybersecurity incident report and an ongoing internal investigation. Security experts note this breach is part of a larger pattern of poor digital security and document mishandling across multiple administrations, citing similar recent lapses like the accidental sharing of Yemen military strike plans. GSA officials acknowledged that existing protocols and annual training have not fully prevented such incidents and say improvements are needed. The White House and GSA have not yet publicly commented on the exposure.