DOGE Operations

DOGE received .5M in funding via Treasury; 3 Democratic senators demanded DOJ investigation

ProPublica reported DOGE received a cash infusion from Congress and Treasury even as it gutted government agencies. DOGE received its own funding while simultaneously claiming to save taxpayer money. Three Democratic senators called on the Justice Department and other federal authorities to investigate whether DOGE members violated conflict-of-interest laws by holding stocks in companies their agencies regulate. OPM Inspector General began assessing risks to agency IT systems after Oversight Democrats raised cybersecurity and privacy concerns about DOGE access.

DOGE Personnel: Smith-Gleason pipeline — private healthcare companies to DOGE HHS leadership

Brad Smith (founder of Russell Street Ventures and Aspire Health) and Amy Gleason (DOGE Acting Administrator) share a direct professional pipeline through two companies: Main Street Health (where Gleason was CPO) and Russell Street Ventures (where Gleason also worked). Both entities were founded by Smith. This is not a coincidence of overlapping networks — it is a direct boss-employee relationship in the private sector that transferred into government. Smith directed DOGE's $67B in HHS cuts while Gleason served as DOGE's nominal head and focused on HHS technology. After DOGE dissolution (Nov 2025), Smith returned to government at State Department Bureau of Global Health, continuing the healthcare policy influence. This Smith-Gleason pipeline mirrors the Musk-company-to-OPM pipeline (Bjelde, Scales, Biasini) but in the healthcare domain rather than tech/space.

American Oversight filed 40+ FOIA requests; DOGE claimed records not subject to FOIA

American Oversight filed more than 40 FOIA requests to DOGE since Jan 20 2025. DOGE told American Oversight its records are not subject to FOIA, contradicting a federal judge's April 2 2025 ruling. Court ordered DOGE, sub-entities, and OMB to preserve all responsive records. FOIA requests sought Musk's calendars and communications with right-wing policy groups, employment records, job title, and salary. American Oversight also filed requests to DHS, SSA, and DOGE regarding the voter maintenance database.

Complete OPM leadership mapping by network affiliation: a16z DIRECT: Kupor (Director), Sullivan (Senior Advisor). a16z PORTFOLIO: Hogan (CIO, from a16z-backed Comma.ai). MUSK/xAI: Scales (Chief of Staff, from xAI), Bjelde (Senior Adviser, SpaceX VP HR), Biasini (Senior Adviser, Tesla/Boring), Duarte (SpaceX HR), Hanna (SpaceX HR), Mlodzianowski (SpaceX HR director). PALANTIR/THIEL: Bobba (Expert, Palantir intern), Kliger (Special Advisor, Databricks). FOUNDERS FUND: Cromer (Deputy GC, holds Founders Fund assets). At least 23 DOGE employees hired Jan 20-Feb 20, 2025.

House Oversight Democrats launched 150+ investigations; DOGE cuts cost B vs claimed B savings

House Oversight Democrats launched more than 150 investigations and letters of inquiry, filed FOIA requests, and introduced two formal House Resolutions of Inquiry totaling 1,000+ requests for information. Rep. Robert Garcia released 47-page report 'Breaking Government' concluding DOGE was 'nothing short of a catastrophe.' Partnership for Public Service estimated DOGE actions cost B in FY2025 from productivity losses, paid leave, and rehiring costs vs DOGE's claimed B savings. POLITICO analysis found less than 5% of claimed savings from 10,100 contract terminations were real. Betsy Stevenson (former Labor Dept chief economist) estimated real savings at -7B when DOGE tally stood at B.

DOGE Master Personnel Roster — 109+ Operatives Tracked Across Federal Government

DOGE MASTER PERSONNEL ROSTER — Compiled from ProPublica Tracker (109 confirmed), Revolving Door Project (138 reported), and ProPublica financial disclosures. KEY LEADERSHIP: | Name | Age | Agency | Prior Employer | Role | Disposition | |------|-----|--------|---------------|------|-------------| | Elon Musk | - | EOP/DOGE | Tesla/SpaceX/X | Co-Head | DEPARTED (June 2025) | | Steve Davis | 45 | EOP/GSA | SpaceX/X/Boring Co (20yr) | De facto leader | DEPARTED | | Amy Gleason | 53 | DOGE/HHS | Main Street Health | Acting Admin of DOGE | EMBEDDED | | Russell Vought | - | OMB | Project 2025 | Likely successor leader | EMBEDDED | EMBEDDED CIO NETWORK (controls federal IT): | Name | Age | Agency | Prior Employer | Role | Net Worth | |------|-----|--------|---------------|------|-----------| | Gregory Barbaccia | - | OMB/GSA | Palantir (10yr) | Federal CIO | $1.5M | | Greg Hogan | 42 | OPM | Comma.ai | CIO | $1.9M-$7.2M | | Ryan Riedel | 37 | Energy | SpaceX (network security) | CIO | - | | Ross Graber | - | Energy | Twitter/X, Google | CIO | $1.7M | | Thomas Shedd | - | GSA/DOL | - | Deputy Commissioner TTS | $1.6M | | Sam Corcos | 36 | Treasury | Levels Health CEO | CIO (DASIS) | $25M-$50M | | Allan Mangaser | 44 | OMB | Palantir, Theorem | Sr Adviser to US CIO | - | HIGH-NET-WORTH OPERATIVES (financial disclosures): | Name | Agency | Prior | Net Worth | Key Conflict | |------|--------|-------|-----------|-------------| | Scott Kupor | OPM | a16z Managing Partner | $182M-$573M | 56 board seats, defense-tech VC | | Jacob Helberg | State | Palantir Sr Advisor | $112M-$426M | Palantir stock + Founders Fund | | Michael Grimes | Commerce | Morgan Stanley MD | $18.8M-$81.7M | $56M RSU golden parachute | | Stephen Ehikian | GSA | Salesforce/Airkit.ai | $16.7M-$59.6M | Holds X Corp stock | | Antonio Gracias | SSA | Valor Equity, Tesla/SpaceX board | - | Musk board member at SSA | MUSK COMPANY ALUMNI (38+ identified): | Name | Age | Agency | Prior Musk Co | Role | |------|-----|--------|--------------|------| | Jennifer Balajadia | 36 | EOP | Boring Company (7yr) | Musk assistant/confidant | | Brian Bjelde | 44 | OPM | SpaceX (20yr) | Sr Adviser (top lieutenant) | | Riccardo Biasini | 39 | OPM | Tesla/Boring Co | Sr Adviser | | Nicole Hollander | 42 | GSA | X (real estate) | Married to Steve Davis | | Alexander Simonpour | 28 | GSA/USPS/NASA/NOAA | Tesla (staff PM since 2015) | Multi-agency | | Rajasekar Jegannathan | 41 | GSA | Tesla VP IT for AI | Data Engineer | | Daniel Abrahamson | 41 | DOT | Tesla (senior counsel) | Sr Adviser | | Erica Jehling | 40 | EPA/GSA | SpaceX (purchasing dir) | - | | Stephen Duarte | 32 | OPM | SpaceX (HR) | Expert | | Christina Hanna | 39 | OPM | SpaceX (senior HR mgr) | Expert | | Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski | 40 | OPM | SpaceX (HR director) | Expert | | David Malcher | 31 | GSA/VA | SpaceX (financial analyst) | - | | Riley Sennott | 26 | NASA/GSA | Tesla | - | | Brady Glantz | 27 | FAA | SpaceX (software eng) | SGE (4 days) | | Thomas Kiernan | 30 | FAA | SpaceX (principal SW eng) | SGE (4 days) | | Ted Malaska | 47 | FAA | SpaceX (senior dir) | Ethics waiver | | Sam Smeal | 29 | FAA | SpaceX (software eng) | - | | Aram Moghaddassi | 26 | Treasury/SSA/CMS/HHS/DOL/DHS | Neuralink/X | Multi-agency | | Edward Coristine | 19 | OPM/CISA/State/DHS/FEMA/GSA/HHS/USAID/Education | Neuralink intern | Expert | | Luke Farritor | 23 | HHS/SSA/Energy/State/CDC/CMS/NIH/USAID/CFPB/NSF | SpaceX intern | Executive Engineer | | Marko Elez | 25 | Treasury/SSA/CMS/HHS/DOL/DHS/State | X/SpaceX | RESIGNED (racist posts), returned | | Justin Monroe | 36 | FBI | SpaceX (security dir) | Adviser | PALANTIR/THIEL NETWORK (10+ identified): | Name | Age | Agency | Connection | Role | |------|-----|--------|-----------|------| | Gregory Barbaccia | - | OMB/GSA | Palantir (10yr) | Federal CIO | | Allan Mangaser | 44 | OMB | Palantir | Sr Adviser to US CIO | | Clark Minor | 35 | HHS/NIH | Palantir | CTO | | Anthony Jancso | - | Recruiting | Palantir | DOGE recruiter | | Jacob Helberg | - | State | Palantir Sr Advisor | Under Secretary | | Akash Bobba | 21 | OPM/SSA/Education | Palantir intern | Sr Adviser | FINANCE/VC OPERATIVES: | Name | Age | Agency | Prior | Role | |------|-----|--------|-------|------| | Michael Grimes | 58 | Commerce | Morgan Stanley (Twitter advisor) | Sr Adviser | | Anthony Armstrong | 57 | OPM | Morgan Stanley (tech banker) | Sr Adviser | | Jonathan Mendelson | - | GSA/SEC | Accel, Morgan Stanley | Sr Adviser to SEC | | Jack Stein | 25 | GSA | Salem Partners (banking) | Targeting independent agencies | | Justin Fox | 27 | GSA/USIP/USADF/NEH | Jefferies, Nexus Capital | - | | Marshall Wood | 27 | GSA/USAGM | Jefferies | Contract cancellation | | Adam Hoffman | 24 | DOJ | Citadel | Cost cutting national security | | Brian Stube | 44 | DOT | Citadel (quant researcher) | Sr Adviser to Secretary | | Katrine Trampe | 29 | Interior | Sixth Street Partners | Payroll access | | Eliezer Mishory | 41 | SEC | Kalshi (chief regulatory) | DOGE team leader | | Todd Newnam | 42 | IRS | Carlyle Group, Encore Tech | Contract evaluation | NOTABLE ADDITIONAL OPERATIVES: | Name | Age | Agency | Prior | Role/Status | |------|-----|--------|-------|-------------| | Gavin Kliger | 25 | USAID/OPM/CFPB/NIH/IRS/FTC/USDA/VOA | Databricks | Sr Adviser, sent USAID lockout email | | Joe Gebbia | 43 | OPM | Airbnb co-founder, Tesla board | Volunteer | | Sahil Lavingia | 32 | VA | Gumroad CEO | Privileged system access | | Kyle Schutt | 37 | GSA/CISA/HHS/DHS | WinRed developer | Software engineer | | Ethan Shaotran | 22 | GSA/NOAA/SSA/USPS/USADF/IAF | Harvard student | Multi-agency | | Jeremy Lewin | 28 | USAID/CFPB/State/NIH/GSA | Law firm | Acting Director Foreign Assistance | | Chris Young | 36 | EOP/CFPB/USADF/DHS | Pharma lobbyist, Jindal staffer | $100K-$1M Musk compensation | | Yinon Weiss | 47 | DoD | Army SF, tech founder | DOGE Defense team leader | | Jim Hickey | 42 | DoD | Mitre Corp | Sr Adviser undersecretary defense | | Mike Slagh | 40 | DoD | Long Walk Tech, Shift | - | | Patrick George | 42 | DoD (Navy) | Beachwood Ventures, Hover Energy | DOGE lead US Navy | | Ankur Bansal | - | DOT | HomeLight president | Grant cancellation | | Brooks Morgan | 39 | Education/FDIC | Podium Education CEO | - | | Conor Fennessy | 32 | Education/HHS | - | Sr Adviser | | Mattieu Gamache-Asselin | 34 | HHS | Facebook, Alto co-founder | Sr Adviser | | Tarak Makecha | 38 | USAGM/DOJ/State/FBI | Tesla Energy, SkySafe CFO | Funding decisions | DISPOSITION SUMMARY: - EMBEDDED (permanent roles): ~85+ operatives remain active across agencies - DEPARTED: Elon Musk, Steve Davis, ~8 others - RESIGNED: 21 USDS holdovers (Feb 2025 mass resignation), ~40 laid off - FIRED/RESIGNED: Marko Elez (returned), Gavin Kliger (departed CFPB) - UNKNOWN: ~15 operatives with unclear current status STATISTICS: - 109 confirmed by ProPublica, 138 reported by Revolving Door Project - 38+ from Musk companies (Tesla, SpaceX, X, Boring Company, Neuralink) - 10+ connected to Peter Thiel/Palantir - 23+ making cuts at agencies regulating their former employers - 12+ remain employees/advisors at their prior companies - 9+ continue receiving corporate benefits (health, stock vesting, retirement) - 83% male, 60%+ in their 20s-30s - 21 with prior government experience (19%)

DOGE Personnel: AI deregulation infrastructure — SweetREX tool chain from HUD to OMB to government-wide rollout

DOGE built an AI-powered deregulation infrastructure that represents a novel form of government restructuring. Chain of custody: (1) Christopher Sweet (UChicago undergrad, private equity background) developed SweetREX at HUD using Google Gemini models. (2) Scott Langmack (Kukun proptech COO, $1-5M Kukun stock, Y Combinator VC funds) demoed the tool to EPA, State, FDIC. (3) Tool moved from HUD to OMB after Langmack's transfer. (4) OMB tasked Langmack with creating custom AI applications for government-wide deregulation. Scale: designed to scan 200,000 federal rules and flag ~100,000 (50%) for elimination by Jan 2026. At HUD alone, reviewed 1,000+ regulatory sections in under two weeks. The tool represents the automation of the DOGE mission — replacing human regulatory review with AI analysis operated by private-sector actors (a proptech COO and a college student with PE connections). No transparency mechanism for which regulations get flagged or what criteria the AI uses.

Kupor confirmation hearing (April 3, 2025) documented in congressional record CHRG-119shrg60000

GovInfo contains the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Kupor (CHRG-119shrg60000, April 3, 2025, 'Nomination of Scott Kupor and Eric M. Ueland'). GovInfo also shows 239 DOGE-related court filings including PIPPENGER v. U.S. DOGE SERVICE (April 17, 2025), PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATION v. TRUMP (July 25, 2025), AFGE v. TRUMP (May 9, 2025), and Citizens Against Donald Trump v. Trump (Jan 22, 2026). OPM under Kupor issued Federal Register rules on Hiring Authority for College Graduates and Reduction in Force Appeals (Feb 2026).