Hundreds of Oath Keepers Worked for DHS

An investigation by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed that more than 300 individuals on a leaked membership list of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers described themselves as current or former employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Men belonging to the Oathkeepers wearing military tactical gear attend the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters breached the security surrounding the U.S. Capitol to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

An investigation by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed that more than 300 individuals on a leaked membership list of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers described themselves as current or former employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Several individuals on the membership list described themselves as having training roles inside their agencies. However, most of the 306 said they had retired.