Amanda Scales

Noah Peters recalls that he met with Amanda Scales and Brian Bjelde on this day to plan for their upcoming first day at OPM.

Amanda Scales starts as Chief of Staff at OPM.

Amanda Scales is granted basic access to github.opm.gov at OPM.

Amanda Scales is granted elevated access to 2 systems at OPM.

Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.

IT staff at OPM are pulled into a “911-esque call” requesting that “a political team” of 6 individuals must be given access to OPM systems. These include Charles Ezell, Greg Hogan, and Amanda Scales, as well as unidentified employees OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger) and OPM-07 (Brian Bjelde). These DOGE staffers are granted administrative access to USAJOBS, USA Staffing, and USA Performance systems.

Representing OPM, James Sullivan coordinates in an email to Department of Energy officials on several DOGE-led initiatives. One messages states “as discussed over the phone, when you compile the list of 69 DEI employees placed on admin leave, please share with Amanda and myself.” Energy officials also send a list of 1394 probationary employees to Amanda Scales, all of whom will be fired.

A member of the OPM union posts a Reddit message reportedly from an OPM employee which states that the email server is a piece of outside equipment and the its goal is to generate lists of all govt employees in order to send massive firing notices later.

Wired Magazine provides an early listing of which Musk-affiliated DOGE staff now have positions at OPM.

Amanda Scales is granted basic access to STAMP at OPM.

Federal employees at OPM report they are locked out of access to key systems by DOGE and OPM leadership.

Amanda Scales is granted elevated access to Databricks at OPM.

In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.

Ruling in American Federation of Teachers et al v. Bessent et al, Judge Boardman issues a preliminary injunction against access by DOGE staff to internal systems at OPM by DOGE. However, he still allows access for DOGE-affiliated leadership at the agency including Charles Ezell, Amanda Scales and Greg Hogan.

Amanda Scales demoted to Senior Advisor at OPM

For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, Amanda Scales is replaced as the Chief of Staff at OPM by James Sullivan. Amanda changes to a Senior Advisor position at the agency.

Amanda Scales leaves role as Senior Advisor at OPM

Amanda Scales has basic access revoked for 2 systems at OPM.

Amanda Scales has elevated access revoked for 3 systems at OPM.

In a post on LinkedIn, Amanda Scales announces she has returned to a role at OPM, overseeing the recruitment and hiring for the new Tech Force initiative to bring in technical staff from Silicon Valley companies into federal service for 2-year terms.

Amanda Scales starts at OPM.