Department of Energy

Despite its name, the Department of Energy isn’t just a government agency in charge of energy suppy and efficiency. It actually is the agency responsible for America’s nuclear weapon arsenal. Which is why there has been no amount of consternation that DOGE may have posted two of its engineers into systems that contain highly classified information.

Positions

Position Person Notes
GSA? Energy
c.2/04-c.2/08
Luke Farritor likely detailed (Ended)
DOGE? Energy
c.2/04-c.2/08
Adam Ramada likely detailed (Ended)
Energy
2/07-3/07
Ryan Riedel appointed Chief Information Officer (Resigned) NextGov

Systems

System Person Notes
Office365 Luke Farritor
unknown access
2/05-
Microsoft Office 365 is used for agency email and knowledge management systems.

Events

Date Event
2/07
According to Dept. of Energy spokesperson, DOGE staff departed the agency within a few days of arrival  [Date is approximate and unknown. Report is unconfirmed]
April 2025
4/01
Employees at the Department of Energy are sent an email offering for them to enroll in a new separate deferred resignation plan.
4/28
Luke Farritor and Adam Ramada reportedly have had accounts for several weeks on systems and networks that handle classified material about nuclear weapons. This contradicts agency reports they had departed the agency within a few days of arrival.