Adam Hoffman
A former staffer at the Griffin’s Citadel hedge fund, he joined DOGE sometime in April and was assigned to a team that is using DOJ databases to assemble information on immigrants.
Positions
Appointed:
c.3/19/25 $167,603
Appointed:
c.3/19/25 $167,603
| Source: | Musk’s DOGE Hires Griffin Staffer for National Security Work Bloomberg Government, 3/19/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
Detailed To:
4/21/25 detailed from DOGE
Detailed To:
4/21/25 detailed from DOGE
| Source: | Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data The Washington Post, 4/21/25 |
Events
3/03/25
Sighting:
Adam Hoffman visits GSA for a meeting (likely a job interview). He is signed in to the agency by Edward Coristine.
Sighting:
Adam Hoffman visits GSA for a meeting (likely a job interview). He is signed in to the agency by Edward Coristine.
| Person: | Adam Hoffman, Edward Coristine |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | GSA |
3/19/25
Interagency Coordination:
During a discussion on how to strip grants from the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State, GSA FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum sends an email to coordinate grant freezes from DOD, DHS and the EPA. He includes DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Adam Hoffman and Kathryn Armstrong Loving as the recipients of these requests.
Interagency Coordination:
During a discussion on how to strip grants from the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State, GSA FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum sends an email to coordinate grant freezes from DOD, DHS and the EPA. He includes DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Adam Hoffman and Kathryn Armstrong Loving as the recipients of these requests.
| Person: | Adam Hoffman, Josh Gruenbaum, Kathryn Armstrong Loving, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Trump Wanted ‘More Action Against Universities.’ His Staff Scrambled to Punish Penn. NOTUS, 7/07/25 |
| Agency: | DHS, DOD, EPA, GSA |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-DEI, Spending |
Onboarding:
DOGE has reportedly hired Adam Hoffman to work on national security related projects. It is unclear if he is working directly for DOGE or is formally hired at another agency.
Onboarding:
DOGE has reportedly hired Adam Hoffman to work on national security related projects. It is unclear if he is working directly for DOGE or is formally hired at another agency.
| Person: | Adam Hoffman |
| Source: | Musk’s DOGE Hires Griffin Staffer for National Security Work Bloomberg Government, 3/19/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
c.3/19/25
Appointed:
Adam Hoffman starts at DHS.
Appointed:
Adam Hoffman starts at DHS.
| Appointed: | Adam Hoffman c.3/19/25 |
| Salary: | $167,603 |
| Source: | Musk’s DOGE Hires Griffin Staffer for National Security Work Bloomberg Government, 3/19/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
4/21/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| DOGE Detailed To: DOJ Adam Hoffman 4/21/25 | |
| Source: | Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case data The Washington Post, 4/21/25 |
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| System Access: | ECAS: Executive Office for Immigration Review's Court and Appeals System |
| : | unknown, 4/21/25 Adam Hoffman |
| Note: | A system used by DOJ for tracking the status of immigration cases |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |