Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
After several weeks of quiet, the DOGE wrecking crew descended on the CFPB on a Thursday in early February. By Friday, they had been granted admin access to multiple systems with the support of acting director Russell Vought and had deleted the homepage for the website. By Monday, the entire workforce of the agency had been place on administrative leave and blocked from accessing the building. Despite some still-lingering concerns about Musk gaining access to proprietary financial data for his competitors, DOGE’s main focus at the agency was making an example of it, with many of the crew who had demolished USAID taking part in this effort. Their attempt at forcing mass layoffs on February 14 was stopped at only the last minute by a judge’s temporary restraining order, and DOGE assisted with another reduction-in-force (RIF) for 80% of the agency on April 17th, only for it to be overturned by the same judge. Today, the CFPB is still alive, but in a precarious limbo that might make months or year to resolve.
People
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Detailed From:
2/07/25-3/04/25 detailed from GSA
Detailed From:
2/07/25-3/04/25 detailed from GSA
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Detailed From:
2/07/25-5/08/25 detailed from OPM
Detailed From:
2/07/25-5/08/25 detailed from OPM
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
Detailed From:
2/07/25 detailed from GSA
Detailed From:
2/07/25 detailed from GSA
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Detailed From:
2/07/25-3/04/25 detailed from DOGE «detail ended because he became a full-time CFPB employee on 3/5»
Converted to Permanent Position:
3/05/25 converted to permanent position Expert/Consultant volunteer
Detailed From:
2/07/25-3/04/25 detailed from DOGE «detail ended because he became a full-time CFPB employee on 3/5»
Converted to Permanent Position:
3/05/25 converted to permanent position Expert/Consultant volunteer
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | Appointment Affadavit for Jordan Wick at CFPB Document Cloud, 3/18/25 |
Detailed From:
2/07/25-6/06/25 detailed from OPM «Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Detailed From:
2/07/25-6/06/25 detailed from OPM «Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Appointed:
2/08/25 Acting Director
Appointed:
2/08/25 Acting Director
| Source: | OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account CNN, 2/08/25 |
Systems
Active Directory
2/07/25-5/08/25 2 users
A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency
Active Directory
2/07/25-5/08/25 2 users
A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency
| : | 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor |
| : | 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
CFPB Website
3/08/25-5/08/25 1 users with elevated access
This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using
CFPB Website
3/08/25-5/08/25 1 users with elevated access
This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using
| : | 3/08/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger (read-write access) grant by Luke Farritor |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
Concur
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Shared service for booking government travel
Concur
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Shared service for booking government travel
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Data Insight
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Provides information on CFPB reporting structure
Data Insight
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Provides information on CFPB reporting structure
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
G-Invoicing
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A shared service from BFS for handling intergovernmental invoicing
G-Invoicing
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A shared service from BFS for handling intergovernmental invoicing
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
HRConnect
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users with elevated access
HR system for tracking employee information
HRConnect
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users with elevated access
HR system for tracking employee information
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read-write access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Invoice Processing Platform
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Invoice Processing Platform
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Microsoft Entra ID
2/07/25-5/08/25 3 users (2 elevated)
A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies.
Microsoft Entra ID
2/07/25-5/08/25 3 users (2 elevated)
A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies.
| : | 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor (admin access) |
| : | 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| : | 2/09/25-3/05/25 Jordan Wick (admin access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Microsoft Sharepoint
4/12/25-5/08/25 1 users with elevated access
Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization
Microsoft Sharepoint
4/12/25-5/08/25 1 users with elevated access
Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization
| : | 4/12/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger (admin access) |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
Oracle Business Intelligence
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
Oracle Business Intelligence
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Physical Access Control
2/07/25-5/08/25 1 users
Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings
Physical Access Control
2/07/25-5/08/25 1 users
Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings
| : | 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Elimination, Impunity |
Power Automate
4/12/25-4/17/25 2 users with elevated access
A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff
Power Automate
4/12/25-4/17/25 2 users with elevated access
A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff
| : | 4/12/25-4/13/25 Gavin Kliger (admin access) |
| : | 4/17/25-4/17/25 Gavin Kliger (admin access) |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Procurement Request Information System Management
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
System for tracking procurement and contracting
Procurement Request Information System Management
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
System for tracking procurement and contracting
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Salesforce oneARC
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A system for tracking business processes within Salesforce
Salesforce oneARC
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A system for tracking business processes within Salesforce
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
USA Staffing
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees.
USA Staffing
2/07/25-3/28/25 1 users
A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees.
| : | 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
WebTA
2/07/25 1 users
System for tracking timecards
WebTA
2/07/25 1 users
System for tracking timecards
| : | 2/07/25- Jordan Wick (read access) |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Events
2/01/25
| Source: | Trump fires chief of the federal consumer watchdog agency National Public Radio, 2/01/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination |
2/03/25
Official Action:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is named the acting director of the CFPB and orders staff to immediately halt all work pending review.
Official Action:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is named the acting director of the CFPB and orders staff to immediately halt all work pending review.
| Source: | Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work National Public Radio, 2/03/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
2/06/25
Onboarding:
A DOGE team consisting of Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger and Chris Young enters the CFPB headquarters and is given equipment and onboarded with a quick session on privacy policies in force at the CFPB.
Onboarding:
A DOGE team consisting of Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger and Chris Young enters the CFPB headquarters and is given equipment and onboarded with a quick session on privacy policies in force at the CFPB.
| Person: | Chris Young, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Luke Farritor, Nikhil Rajpal |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
2/07/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| GSA Detailed To: CFPB Jeremy Lewin 2/07/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| GSA Detailed To: CFPB Luke Farritor 2/07/25-3/04/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Chris Young 2/07/25-6/06/25 | |
| Note: | Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service |
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Gavin Kliger 2/07/25-5/08/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Nikhil Rajpal 2/07/25-3/21/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| DOGE Detailed To: CFPB Jordan Wick 2/07/25-3/04/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-5 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Note: | detail ended because he became a full-time CFPB employee on 3/5 |
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:
| System Access: | AD: Active Directory |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor |
| Note: | A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Concur |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | Shared service for booking government travel |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | DI: Data Insight |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | Provides information on CFPB reporting structure |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | G-invoice: G-Invoicing |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A shared service from BFS for handling intergovernmental invoicing |
| System Access: | IPP: Invoice Processing Platform |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | OBI: Oracle Business Intelligence |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | PAC: Physical Access Control |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Elimination, Impunity |
| System Access: | PRISM: Procurement Request Information System Management |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | System for tracking procurement and contracting |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | oneARC: Salesforce oneARC |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A system for tracking business processes within Salesforce |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | USA Staffing |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | WebTA |
| : | read, 2/07/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | System for tracking timecards |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
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:
| System Access: | HRConnect |
| : | read-write, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | HR system for tracking employee information |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
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:
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | admin, 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Official Action:
OMB director Russell Vought is named the new acting head of the CFPB. The CFPB Chief Legal Counsel is also replaced by Mark Paoletta, a close associate of Russell Vought.
Official Action:
OMB director Russell Vought is named the new acting head of the CFPB. The CFPB Chief Legal Counsel is also replaced by Mark Paoletta, a close associate of Russell Vought.
| Person: | Russell Vought |
| Source: | OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account CNN, 2/08/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
Disruption:
The CFPB homepage is deleted and returns a HTTP 404 Not Found error (the rest of the site remains online). The CFPB social media account on X is also deleted. These actions are likely taken by Gavin Kliger, who was granted admin access to the website.
Disruption:
The CFPB homepage is deleted and returns a HTTP 404 Not Found error (the rest of the site remains online). The CFPB social media account on X is also deleted. These actions are likely taken by Gavin Kliger, who was granted admin access to the website.
| Question: | Fuzz: Gavin Kliger access named in later court documents |
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adds Error Message To Home Page Forbes Magazine, 2/09/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 38-5 Court Document, 2/27/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
| Person: | Elon Musk |
| Source: | Musk’s DOGE Descends on CFPB With Eyes on Shutting It Down Bloomberg Law, 2/07/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination |
2/08/25
Appointed:
Russell Vought starts as Acting Director at CFPB.
Appointed:
Russell Vought starts as Acting Director at CFPB.
| Appointed: | Russell Vought 2/08/25 |
| Position Title: | Acting Director |
| Source: | OMB head Russell Vought takes over as CFPB as acting head, DOGE team deletes X account CNN, 2/08/25 |
2/09/25
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| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | admin, 2/09/25-3/05/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
2/10/25
Disruption:
In an email sent to all staff, Russell Vought orders the CFPB’s headquarters to be indefinitely closed. He also orders: “Please do not perform any work tasks. If there are any urgent matters, please alert me through Mark Paoletta, Chief Legal Officer, to get approval in writing before performing any work task. Otherwise, employees should stand down from performing any work task.”
Disruption:
In an email sent to all staff, Russell Vought orders the CFPB’s headquarters to be indefinitely closed. He also orders: “Please do not perform any work tasks. If there are any urgent matters, please alert me through Mark Paoletta, Chief Legal Officer, to get approval in writing before performing any work task. Otherwise, employees should stand down from performing any work task.”
| Person: | Russell Vought |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination |
2/11/25
Disruption:
Approximately 85 probationary employees at the CFPB are fired without cause.
Disruption:
Approximately 85 probationary employees at the CFPB are fired without cause.
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Disruption:
CFPB Contracting Officers (COs) are ordered to terminate the vast majority of CFPB’s contracts over the weekend (“We need to get these Termination Notifications out ASAP.”) This includes “Enforcement (102 contracts), Supervision (16 contracts), External Affairs (3 contracts), Consumer Response (20 contracts), Office of Director (33 contracts), and Legal Division (all except 2 contracts).”
Disruption:
CFPB Contracting Officers (COs) are ordered to terminate the vast majority of CFPB’s contracts over the weekend (“We need to get these Termination Notifications out ASAP.”) This includes “Enforcement (102 contracts), Supervision (16 contracts), External Affairs (3 contracts), Consumer Response (20 contracts), Office of Director (33 contracts), and Legal Division (all except 2 contracts).”
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Spending |
2/12/25
Disruption:
Adam Martinez, CFPB COO, includes DOGE representatives Jordan Wick and Chris Young in emails hiring OPM for consulting on Reduction-in-Force (RIF) planning for the CFPB. CFPB agrees to pay OPM $171,925 for these services.
Disruption:
Adam Martinez, CFPB COO, includes DOGE representatives Jordan Wick and Chris Young in emails hiring OPM for consulting on Reduction-in-Force (RIF) planning for the CFPB. CFPB agrees to pay OPM $171,925 for these services.
| Person: | Chris Young, Jordan Wick |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
2/13/25
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
Disruption:
The CFPB RIF team, including Adam Martinez meets with Jordan Wick, Jeremy Lewin, and OPM officials on a video call. Jeremy Lewin and Jordan Wick talk off screen with Acting Director Russell Vought, and Wick tells the group that they want formal RIF notices to go out no later than February 14. The team receives a template from OPM for firing 1200 employees “at night on the 13th.”
Disruption:
The CFPB RIF team, including Adam Martinez meets with Jordan Wick, Jeremy Lewin, and OPM officials on a video call. Jeremy Lewin and Jordan Wick talk off screen with Acting Director Russell Vought, and Wick tells the group that they want formal RIF notices to go out no later than February 14. The team receives a template from OPM for firing 1200 employees “at night on the 13th.”
| Person: | Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Russell Vought |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
2/14/25
Legal:
The judge, Amy Berman-Jackson grants a temporary restraining order against CFPB leadership until a hearing for a preliminary injunction to prevent them from shuttering the agency by eliminating staff and canceling all contracts. DOGE and CFPB leadership had been racing to eliminate 1175 positions before the restraining order was announced.
Legal:
The judge, Amy Berman-Jackson grants a temporary restraining order against CFPB leadership until a hearing for a preliminary injunction to prevent them from shuttering the agency by eliminating staff and canceling all contracts. DOGE and CFPB leadership had been racing to eliminate 1175 positions before the restraining order was announced.
| Source: | CFPB raced against impending court order on 1,175 layoffs Banking Dive, 3/10/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Anti-Personnel |
Disruption:
The CFPB’s videos are removed from its YouTube channel.
Disruption:
The CFPB’s videos are removed from its YouTube channel.
| Source: | Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel The Verge, 2/14/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination |
2/18/25
Disruption:
An employee requests to repair the CFPB homepage that was purposefully deleted by DOGE. That action is refused by order of Russell Vought. Other work is allowed for digital teams.
Disruption:
An employee requests to repair the CFPB homepage that was purposefully deleted by DOGE. That action is refused by order of Russell Vought. Other work is allowed for digital teams.
| Person: | Russell Vought |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 38-6 Court Document, 2/27/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
2/20/25
Disruption:
Jordan Wick emails Russell Vought asking for approval to cut an additional $8.4 million of contracts at the CFPB
Disruption:
Jordan Wick emails Russell Vought asking for approval to cut an additional $8.4 million of contracts at the CFPB
| Person: | Jordan Wick, Russell Vought |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Disruption:
At an internal planning meeting for the temporarily paused Reduction In Force, CFPB COO Adam Martinez confirms the White House plan was to completely end the CFPB within 30 days. The plan was to reduce the CFPB to “five guys and a phone,” ie to the minimum number of positions that were mandated by the text of Dodd-Frank (the bill that created the CFPB). Staff were informed there was no need to abide by federal data retention regulations because there would be nothing left of the agency to maintain.
Disruption:
At an internal planning meeting for the temporarily paused Reduction In Force, CFPB COO Adam Martinez confirms the White House plan was to completely end the CFPB within 30 days. The plan was to reduce the CFPB to “five guys and a phone,” ie to the minimum number of positions that were mandated by the text of Dodd-Frank (the bill that created the CFPB). Staff were informed there was no need to abide by federal data retention regulations because there would be nothing left of the agency to maintain.
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination |
3/02/25
Official Action:
The night before the hearing for a preliminary injunction in NTEU v. Vought, Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta sends out an email to all staff telling them that they should have known all along that the stop work order wasn’t meant to cover statutorily mandated work. This seems like a blatant attempt to spin the narrative and claim the agency has not been stopped from performing its statutory duties. In her later ruling, Judge Amy Berman Jackson describes this move as “[insulting] the reader’s intelligence when he feigns surprise that few employees were working.”
Official Action:
The night before the hearing for a preliminary injunction in NTEU v. Vought, Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta sends out an email to all staff telling them that they should have known all along that the stop work order wasn’t meant to cover statutorily mandated work. This seems like a blatant attempt to spin the narrative and claim the agency has not been stopped from performing its statutory duties. In her later ruling, Judge Amy Berman Jackson describes this move as “[insulting] the reader’s intelligence when he feigns surprise that few employees were working.”
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
3/03/25
Legal:
In a hearing for a preliminary injunction, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expresses fears that CFPB will be “choked out of its very existence” while the litigation progresses. Concerned with misleading answers from the admininistration’s lawyers, she orders a evidentiary hearing in a week and continues the restraining order against layoffs.
Legal:
In a hearing for a preliminary injunction, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expresses fears that CFPB will be “choked out of its very existence” while the litigation progresses. Concerned with misleading answers from the admininistration’s lawyers, she orders a evidentiary hearing in a week and continues the restraining order against layoffs.
| Source: | 'Choked out of its very existence': Judge fears Trump will dismantle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau completely before she can stop him Law and Crime, 3/03/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination |
3/04/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | AD: Active Directory |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor |
| Note: | A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | admin, 2/07/25-3/04/25 Luke Farritor |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Offboarding:
Luke Farritor ends detailed position at CFPB
Offboarding:
Luke Farritor ends detailed position at CFPB
| GSA Detailed To: CFPB Luke Farritor 2/07/25-3/04/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Onboarding:
Jordan Wick is converted from a detailee to a full employee of the CFPB. This is in accordance with a DOGE strategy to avoid disclosure in CREW v. DOGE by moving DOGE staff into other agencies.
Onboarding:
Jordan Wick is converted from a detailee to a full employee of the CFPB. This is in accordance with a DOGE strategy to avoid disclosure in CREW v. DOGE by moving DOGE staff into other agencies.
| Person: | Jordan Wick |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
Offboarding:
Luke Farritor officially offboards from the CFPB and all of his system access is revoked. The reason given is that his detail had ended.
Offboarding:
Luke Farritor officially offboards from the CFPB and all of his system access is revoked. The reason given is that his detail had ended.
| Person: | Luke Farritor |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
3/05/25
Converted to Permanent Position:
Jordan Wick converted to permanent position as Expert/Consultant at CFPB
Converted to Permanent Position:
Jordan Wick converted to permanent position as Expert/Consultant at CFPB
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Jordan Wick 3/05/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert/Consultant |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | Appointment Affadavit for Jordan Wick at CFPB Document Cloud, 3/18/25 |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | admin, 2/09/25-3/05/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
3/08/25
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| System Access: | consumerfinance.gov: CFPB Website |
| : | read-write, 3/08/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using |
3/21/25
Offboarding:
Nikhil Rajpal ends detailed position at CFPB
Offboarding:
Nikhil Rajpal ends detailed position at CFPB
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Nikhil Rajpal 2/07/25-3/21/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Offboarding:
Nikhil Rajpal officially offboards from the CFPB, reportedly because his detail has ended. In a later court filing, CFPB reveals that he was not granted any system access nor did he perform any actions during his time at the CFPB.
Offboarding:
Nikhil Rajpal officially offboards from the CFPB, reportedly because his detail has ended. In a later court filing, CFPB reveals that he was not granted any system access nor did he perform any actions during his time at the CFPB.
| Person: | Nikhil Rajpal |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
3/28/25
Access Revoked:
Jordan Wick has basic access revoked for 8 systems at CFPB.
Access Revoked:
Jordan Wick has basic access revoked for 8 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | Concur |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | Shared service for booking government travel |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | DI: Data Insight |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | Provides information on CFPB reporting structure |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | G-invoice: G-Invoicing |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A shared service from BFS for handling intergovernmental invoicing |
| System Access: | IPP: Invoice Processing Platform |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | OBI: Oracle Business Intelligence |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | PRISM: Procurement Request Information System Management |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | System for tracking procurement and contracting |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | oneARC: Salesforce oneARC |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A system for tracking business processes within Salesforce |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | USA Staffing |
| : | read, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | HRConnect |
| : | read-write, 2/07/25-3/28/25 Jordan Wick |
| Note: | HR system for tracking employee information |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Legal:
In a sweeping ruling, judge Amy Berman Jackson grants a preliminary injunction for the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) against Russell Vought, the acting CFPB director. In her ruling, she declares that it is plain that the administration intended to destroy the agency and she found significant parts of its testimony unreliable. In her injunction, she orders the admininistration must refrain from any firing any employee of the CFPB, restore any contracts that were in place before February 11th, reinstate all probationary employees that were fired, ensure that no agency data is deleted and rescind the stop-work order. It is immediately appealed by the administration.
Legal:
In a sweeping ruling, judge Amy Berman Jackson grants a preliminary injunction for the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) against Russell Vought, the acting CFPB director. In her ruling, she declares that it is plain that the administration intended to destroy the agency and she found significant parts of its testimony unreliable. In her injunction, she orders the admininistration must refrain from any firing any employee of the CFPB, restore any contracts that were in place before February 11th, reinstate all probationary employees that were fired, ensure that no agency data is deleted and rescind the stop-work order. It is immediately appealed by the administration.
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
4/10/25
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger receives a warning from the CFPB Ethics Office that his stock holdings present serious concerns about possible conflicts of interest. He is required to divest himself of prohibited holdings by May 8th and excuse himself from decisions that might affect his holdings immediately.
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger receives a warning from the CFPB Ethics Office that his stock holdings present serious concerns about possible conflicts of interest. He is required to divest himself of prohibited holdings by May 8th and excuse himself from decisions that might affect his holdings immediately.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest Pro Publica, 5/07/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
4/11/25
Legal:
A three-judge appeal panel for the DC Circuit issues a ruling on the appeal for Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s preliminary injunction in NTEU v. Vought. The appeals court stays a measure that prevent CFPB leadership from enforcing work stoppages for non-statutory work. It also allows CFPB leadership to perform a reduction-in-force, provided that they conduct a “particularized assessment” for the process.
Legal:
A three-judge appeal panel for the DC Circuit issues a ruling on the appeal for Judge Amy Berman Jackson’s preliminary injunction in NTEU v. Vought. The appeals court stays a measure that prevent CFPB leadership from enforcing work stoppages for non-statutory work. It also allows CFPB leadership to perform a reduction-in-force, provided that they conduct a “particularized assessment” for the process.
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, appeals stay Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, 4/11/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
4/12/25
:
Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 2 systems at CFPB.
:
Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 2 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | Sharepoint: Microsoft Sharepoint |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-4/13/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Interagency Coordination:
CFPB leadership under Russell Vought uses the opening granted by the appeals court to attempt another massive RIF. Emailing from his USAID email account, Jeremy Lewin kicks off the process by providing Gavin Kliger and Adam Martinez with a letter to use for RIFs at the CFPB.
Interagency Coordination:
CFPB leadership under Russell Vought uses the opening granted by the appeals court to attempt another massive RIF. Emailing from his USAID email account, Jeremy Lewin kicks off the process by providing Gavin Kliger and Adam Martinez with a letter to use for RIFs at the CFPB.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-2 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
Interagency Coordination:
Gavin Kliger begins working with Adam Martinez of CFPB and Jeremy Lewin at USAID on the infrastructure to automate a massive RIF at the CFPB. This includes scripts to send termination letters to each employee.
Interagency Coordination:
Gavin Kliger begins working with Adam Martinez of CFPB and Jeremy Lewin at USAID on the infrastructure to automate a massive RIF at the CFPB. This includes scripts to send termination letters to each employee.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
Interagency Coordination:
Emailing this time from his CFPB account, Jeremy Lewin shares the documentation for the upcoming CFPB RIF with DOGE staff posted at several agencies (Zach Terrell and Alexandra Beynon). He also includes DOGE staff at CFPB: Gavin Kliger, Chris Young and Jordan Wick. It’s unclear if they are representing their individual agencies or are just taking part as DOGE members in the conversation.
Interagency Coordination:
Emailing this time from his CFPB account, Jeremy Lewin shares the documentation for the upcoming CFPB RIF with DOGE staff posted at several agencies (Zach Terrell and Alexandra Beynon). He also includes DOGE staff at CFPB: Gavin Kliger, Chris Young and Jordan Wick. It’s unclear if they are representing their individual agencies or are just taking part as DOGE members in the conversation.
| Person: | Alexandra Beynon, Chris Young, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Zach Terrell |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, Ed., HHS |
Official Action:
Jeremy Lewin emails CFPB leadership asking for full global admininstrative access for Entra and HRConnect to be restored for the DOGE engineers Gavin Kliger and Jordan Wick. Weirdly, this list includes Luke Farritor who offboarded at CFPB on 2025-03-04. This request is denied by the agency CIO.
Official Action:
Jeremy Lewin emails CFPB leadership asking for full global admininstrative access for Entra and HRConnect to be restored for the DOGE engineers Gavin Kliger and Jordan Wick. Weirdly, this list includes Luke Farritor who offboarded at CFPB on 2025-03-04. This request is denied by the agency CIO.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Luke Farritor |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
4/13/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-4/13/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Interagency Coordination:
Jeremy Lewin has a followup Teams call with CFPB chief legal counsel Mark Paoletta to plan for the upcoming massive RIF at the CFPB
Interagency Coordination:
Jeremy Lewin has a followup Teams call with CFPB chief legal counsel Mark Paoletta to plan for the upcoming massive RIF at the CFPB
| Person: | Jeremy Lewin |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
Interagency Coordination:
Adam Martinez responds in the affirmative to an email (contents redacted in court filings) requesting items/access for unspecified people to conduct the RIF. Several DOGE staffers (Ashley Boizelle and Steve Davis as well as Gavin Kliger and Jeremy Lewin) are also cc’ed on the message
Interagency Coordination:
Adam Martinez responds in the affirmative to an email (contents redacted in court filings) requesting items/access for unspecified people to conduct the RIF. Several DOGE staffers (Ashley Boizelle and Steve Davis as well as Gavin Kliger and Jeremy Lewin) are also cc’ed on the message
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Steve Davis |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, DOGE |
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert reports that Gavin Kliger has been granted access to Ops HC - Prod to build the RIF automation. He also asks to confirm that Gavin Kliger should have his access immediately revoked to systems that let him deactivate employee email accounts or lock them out of their laptops.
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert reports that Gavin Kliger has been granted access to Ops HC - Prod to build the RIF automation. He also asks to confirm that Gavin Kliger should have his access immediately revoked to systems that let him deactivate employee email accounts or lock them out of their laptops.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-4 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert informs Gavin Kliger that he will not be granted global admin access for his requests.
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert informs Gavin Kliger that he will not be granted global admin access for his requests.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
4/16/25
Interagency Coordination:
Noah Peters at OPM denies the CFPB request made by Adam Martinez as well as Jeremy Lewin and Gavin Kliger to conduct an “emergency” RIF at the CFPB which would only give employees 30 days before their termination.
Interagency Coordination:
Noah Peters at OPM denies the CFPB request made by Adam Martinez as well as Jeremy Lewin and Gavin Kliger to conduct an “emergency” RIF at the CFPB which would only give employees 30 days before their termination.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Noah Peters |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, OPM, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
4/17/25
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| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/17/25-4/17/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/17/25-4/17/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Disruption:
According to sworn testimony by Alex Doe, Gavin Kliger forces the entire CFPB team to work for 36 hours straight and subjects them to frequent verbal abuse in an attempt to eliminate most of the staff at the agency in mass layoffs.
Disruption:
According to sworn testimony by Alex Doe, Gavin Kliger forces the entire CFPB team to work for 36 hours straight and subjects them to frequent verbal abuse in an attempt to eliminate most of the staff at the agency in mass layoffs.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 111 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
Disruption:
CFPB conducts a massive Reduction-in-Force, eliminating 1483 positions and retaining only 207 people to perform its duties. This is larger than the planned RIF in February that was blocked by Judge Amy Berman-Jackson. It is immediately appealed.
Disruption:
CFPB conducts a massive Reduction-in-Force, eliminating 1483 positions and retaining only 207 people to perform its duties. This is larger than the planned RIF in February that was blocked by Judge Amy Berman-Jackson. It is immediately appealed.
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 109 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
4/18/25
| Source: | Judge blocks mass layoffs at CFPB in the latest twist over the fate of the agency National Public Radio, 4/17/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
5/01/25
Legal:
The D.C. Circuit appeals panel modifies its initial stay of the preliminary injunction that had allowed RIFs after a particularized assessment. In light of the recent attempted RIF, they decide to disallow any RIFs while the appeal of the injunction is being considered. CFPB staff remain at work, but lacking direction from leadership and still barred from many work actions.
Legal:
The D.C. Circuit appeals panel modifies its initial stay of the preliminary injunction that had allowed RIFs after a particularized assessment. In light of the recent attempted RIF, they decide to disallow any RIFs while the appeal of the injunction is being considered. CFPB staff remain at work, but lacking direction from leadership and still barred from many work actions.
| Source: | D.C. Circuit panel modifies its partial stay, bars CFPB mass layoffs Banking Journal, 5/01/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
5/08/25
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has basic access revoked for 3 systems at CFPB.
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has basic access revoked for 3 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | AD: Active Directory |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | PAC: Physical Access Control |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Elimination, Impunity |
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at CFPB.
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | consumerfinance.gov: CFPB Website |
| : | read-write, 3/08/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using |
| System Access: | Sharepoint: Microsoft Sharepoint |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at CFPB
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at CFPB
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Gavin Kliger 2/07/25-5/08/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves the CFPB, officially because his detail had ended but his departure date is also the day he would be in violation of ethics rules for having not sold stock holdings prohibited to CFBP staff.
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves the CFPB, officially because his detail had ended but his departure date is also the day he would be in violation of ethics rules for having not sold stock holdings prohibited to CFBP staff.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
5/13/25
Disruption:
The CFPB, still under the acting leadership of Russell Vought, withdraws a rule proposed in December that would limit the ability of data brokers to sell sensitive information by placing them under the oversight of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Disruption:
The CFPB, still under the acting leadership of Russell Vought, withdraws a rule proposed in December that would limit the ability of data brokers to sell sensitive information by placing them under the oversight of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
| Person: | Russell Vought |
| Source: | CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers Wired Magazine, 5/14/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation |
6/06/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Chris Young 2/07/25-6/06/25 | |
| Note: | Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service |
7/01/25
Action:
DOGE gives a presentation of a “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool” that will use AI to target roughly 50% of federal regulations for elimination, on the argument that they aren’t meeting statutory requirements. The goal is to slash these regulations by January 20, 2026. In their presentation, DOGE claims the tool has already made determinations on 1083 decisions at HUD (using Christopher Sweet’s work) and has also been used for 100% of deregulatory actions at the CFPB. It also states that DOGE lawyers James Burnham, Austin Raynor, Jacob Altik and Ashley Boizelle have vetted and endorsed the tool.
Action:
DOGE gives a presentation of a “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool” that will use AI to target roughly 50% of federal regulations for elimination, on the argument that they aren’t meeting statutory requirements. The goal is to slash these regulations by January 20, 2026. In their presentation, DOGE claims the tool has already made determinations on 1083 decisions at HUD (using Christopher Sweet’s work) and has also been used for 100% of deregulatory actions at the CFPB. It also states that DOGE lawyers James Burnham, Austin Raynor, Jacob Altik and Ashley Boizelle have vetted and endorsed the tool.
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Austin Raynor, Christopher Sweet, Jacob Altik, James Burnham |
| Source: | DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations The Washington Post, 7/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, DOGE, HUD |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation |
7/04/25
Disruption:
Trump signs the Big Beautiful Bill into law. Among other regressive measures, it slashes the cap on the that the CFPB can pull from by 46% to a maximum of 6.5% of the Federal Reserve operating budget.
Disruption:
Trump signs the Big Beautiful Bill into law. Among other regressive measures, it slashes the cap on the that the CFPB can pull from by 46% to a maximum of 6.5% of the Federal Reserve operating budget.
| Source: | Trump's 'big bill' slashes consumer watchdog CFPB's budget nearly in half Consumer Affairs, 7/08/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination |
7/14/25
Report:
Although the building is still somewhat in use and staff are being paid, CFPB staff report that the agency has been mostly inoperable for six months and unable to perform its mission to protect the public.
Report:
Although the building is still somewhat in use and staff are being paid, CFPB staff report that the agency has been mostly inoperable for six months and unable to perform its mission to protect the public.
| Source: | Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump The Associated Press, 7/14/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination |
7/23/25
Interagency Coordination:
Citing safety concerns, the head of the CFPB (Russell Vought) signs an agreement with the head of the OMB (Russell Vought) to spend $4.7 milliion of the CFPB’s budget from now through December to provide a security detail for Russell Vought. This is the same time as the agency is facing its budget being slashed in half.
Interagency Coordination:
Citing safety concerns, the head of the CFPB (Russell Vought) signs an agreement with the head of the OMB (Russell Vought) to spend $4.7 milliion of the CFPB’s budget from now through December to provide a security detail for Russell Vought. This is the same time as the agency is facing its budget being slashed in half.
| Person: | Russell Vought |
| Source: | Russ Vought bills CFPB $5M for his security detail GovExec, 7/23/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, OMB |
3/17/26
Official Action:
Continuing on a Trump Administration plan to consolidate and centralize HR for all federal agencies within OPM, Scott Kupor announces a new “Federal HR 2.0” pilot program with several agencies. Under the new shared services model, OPM will take over roles like performance management, onboarding, payroll, workforce planning, recruitment and hiring from agency staff. This is presented as a move for greater efficiency, but it would also give OPM the centralized power to fire staff and eliminate departments that DOGE wanted. The pilot for this new program will start in Fiscal Year 2027 (October).
Official Action:
Continuing on a Trump Administration plan to consolidate and centralize HR for all federal agencies within OPM, Scott Kupor announces a new “Federal HR 2.0” pilot program with several agencies. Under the new shared services model, OPM will take over roles like performance management, onboarding, payroll, workforce planning, recruitment and hiring from agency staff. This is presented as a move for greater efficiency, but it would also give OPM the centralized power to fire staff and eliminate departments that DOGE wanted. The pilot for this new program will start in Fiscal Year 2027 (October).
| Person: | Scott Kupor |
| Source: | Modernizing HR Services by Establishing the OPM HR Shared Service Center Office of Personnel Management, 3/17/26 |
| Agency: | CFPB, FHFA, HUD, OPM, VA |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |