Amy Gleason
Amy Gleason was suddenly thrusted into the public spotlight on Feb. 18, 2025 when the White House Press Secretary identified her as the Administrator of DOGE. Conveniently, she was on vacation in Mexico at the time, so the press was unable to clarify if she was also blindsided by the news. Since then, she has gamely testified for a few times as the administrator of DOGE, but since early March she has largely resumed working full-time as an official employee within HHS, where she had started work in January 2025 for the US Digital Service. Nobody in DOGE seems to even be pretending anymore that she is running things.
Positions
Appointed:
12/30/24-2/18/24 AD-00 «this is Amy’s role in USDS until she was named the administrator of DOGE»
Promotion:
2/18/25 promoted to Acting Administrator, US DOGE Service and the DOGE Temporary Organization AD-00
Appointed:
12/30/24-2/18/24 AD-00 «this is Amy’s role in USDS until she was named the administrator of DOGE»
Promotion:
2/18/25 promoted to Acting Administrator, US DOGE Service and the DOGE Temporary Organization AD-00
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | CREW v. DOGE Document Cloud, 3/14/25 |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-4 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Detailed To:
Internal Transfer:
c.2/24/25 internal xfer
Converted to Permanent Position:
3/04/25 converted to permanent position Expert/Consultant volunteer
Detailed To:
Internal Transfer:
c.2/24/25 internal xfer
Converted to Permanent Position:
3/04/25 converted to permanent position Expert/Consultant volunteer
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | HHS Onboarding Docs Document Cloud, 3/18/25 |
Events
12/30/24
Appointed:
Amy Gleason starts at DOGE.
Appointed:
Amy Gleason starts at DOGE.
| Appointed: | Amy Gleason 12/30/24-2/18/24 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | CREW v. DOGE Document Cloud, 3/14/25 |
| Note: | this is Amy's role in USDS until she was named the administrator of DOGE |
2/05/25
Official Action:
According to later sworn testimony from Kendall Lindemann, this is the date that Steve Davis was designated as the decision-maker for DOGE as the senior-most political appointee until Amy Gleason is appointed as acting administratior of DOGE on 2025-02-18. Later news reports suggest Steve Davis continued to remain in charge, even after Amy Gleason’s appointment.
Official Action:
According to later sworn testimony from Kendall Lindemann, this is the date that Steve Davis was designated as the decision-maker for DOGE as the senior-most political appointee until Amy Gleason is appointed as acting administratior of DOGE on 2025-02-18. Later news reports suggest Steve Davis continued to remain in charge, even after Amy Gleason’s appointment.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Kendall Lindemann, Steve Davis |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-4 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
2/17/25
Interagency Coordination:
Joshua Fox emails a few NASA administrators to introduce himself as “one of the attorneys at DOGE” and to also inform them “I just spoke to Scott Coulter about this, but I wanted to let you know that he is planning to go over to SSA tomorrow.” He includes several other DOGE leadership personnel in the email chain. It’s unclear from the message who actually made the decision that Scott Coulter would be detailed to the Social Security Administration.
Interagency Coordination:
Joshua Fox emails a few NASA administrators to introduce himself as “one of the attorneys at DOGE” and to also inform them “I just spoke to Scott Coulter about this, but I wanted to let you know that he is planning to go over to SSA tomorrow.” He includes several other DOGE leadership personnel in the email chain. It’s unclear from the message who actually made the decision that Scott Coulter would be detailed to the Social Security Administration.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, James Burnham, Joshua Fox, Kendall Lindemann, Scott Coulter |
| Source: | NASA Response to FOIA About Scott Coulter Detail to SSA Muckrock, 1/15/26 |
| Agency: | DOGE, NASA |
2/18/25
Promotion:
Amy Gleason promoted to Acting Administrator, US DOGE Service and the DOGE Temporary Organization at DOGE
Promotion:
Amy Gleason promoted to Acting Administrator, US DOGE Service and the DOGE Temporary Organization at DOGE
| Promotion: | Amy Gleason 2/18/25 |
| Position Title: | Acting Administrator, US DOGE Service and the DOGE Temporary Organization |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 80-4 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Interagency Coordination:
Kendall Lindemann contacts the FCC on behalf of DOGE and Amy Gleason to start the process of detailing several DOGE staffers to the agency.
Interagency Coordination:
Kendall Lindemann contacts the FCC on behalf of DOGE and Amy Gleason to start the process of detailing several DOGE staffers to the agency.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Kendall Lindemann |
| Source: | FCC FOIA Production 2 for Frequency Forward Document Cloud, 12/16/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE, FCC |
2/24/25
:
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| System Access: | CALM: CMS Acquisition Lifecycle Management System |
| : | read, 2/24/25 Amy Gleason |
| Note: | System for tracking CMS acquisitions, contracts, milestones and audits. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
System Access:
Amy Gleason is granted read access to the CMS Acquisition Lifestye Management System (CALM), which tracks CMS aquisitions and contracts.
System Access:
Amy Gleason is granted read access to the CMS Acquisition Lifestye Management System (CALM), which tracks CMS aquisitions and contracts.
| Person: | Amy Gleason |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
c.2/24/25
2/26/25
Official Action:
After days of sustained questioning about who the USDS Administrator is, the White House gives the name of Amy Gleason. It is unclear how long she had been in the role. She also conveniently is on a trip to Mexico during the announcement and is thus unreachable.
Official Action:
After days of sustained questioning about who the USDS Administrator is, the White House gives the name of Amy Gleason. It is unclear how long she had been in the role. She also conveniently is on a trip to Mexico during the announcement and is thus unreachable.
| Person: | Amy Gleason |
| Source: | Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE, the White House says. Who is she? National Public Radio, 2/26/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
2/XX/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| DOGE Detailed To: HHS Amy Gleason 2/XX/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Note: | assuming a detail from DOGE to HHS |
Interagency Coordination:
A whistleblower reports attending a meeting with USDS Administrator Amy Gleason, the SSA CIO Scott Coulter and several other DOGE staffers at the agency. The whistleblower reports that Gleason did not contribute to the meeting and was clearly not directing DOGE activities at the agency.
Interagency Coordination:
A whistleblower reports attending a meeting with USDS Administrator Amy Gleason, the SSA CIO Scott Coulter and several other DOGE staffers at the agency. The whistleblower reports that Gleason did not contribute to the meeting and was clearly not directing DOGE activities at the agency.
| Question: | Fuzz: time is just given as February |
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Scott Coulter |
| Source: | Unchecked and Unaccountable: How DOGE Jeopardizes Americans' Data Without Regard for Law and Congress Senate Homeland Security and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, 9/25/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE, SSA |
3/04/25
Converted to Permanent Position:
Amy Gleason converted to permanent position as Expert/Consultant at HHS
Converted to Permanent Position:
Amy Gleason converted to permanent position as Expert/Consultant at HHS
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Amy Gleason 3/04/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert/Consultant |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | HHS Onboarding Docs Document Cloud, 3/18/25 |
3/19/25
Identification:
In another sworn statement, Amy Gleason declares “every member of an agency’s DOGE Team is an employee of the agency or a detailee to the agency.” She does later clarify that some are detailed from USDS but also claims they report to agency heads. She also reports that USDS has approximately 79 directly appointed employees and 10 employees detailed from other agencies.
Identification:
In another sworn statement, Amy Gleason declares “every member of an agency’s DOGE Team is an employee of the agency or a detailee to the agency.” She does later clarify that some are detailed from USDS but also claims they report to agency heads. She also reports that USDS has approximately 79 directly appointed employees and 10 employees detailed from other agencies.
| Person: | Amy Gleason |
| Source: | CREW v. DOGE, doc 24-2 Court Document, 3/19/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
3/29/25
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | HHS |
Legal:
In a legal filing, the DOJ identifies 4 DOGE staffers - Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor and Amy Gleason - as present at CMS. It omits the names of several other staffers with access to the CALM system.
Legal:
In a legal filing, the DOJ identifies 4 DOGE staffers - Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor and Amy Gleason - as present at CMS. It omits the names of several other staffers with access to the CALM system.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Jeremy Lewin, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Zach Terrell |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
4/01/25
Report:
In a group chat within HHS system, Amy Gleason attempts to distance herself from the mass layoffs caused by DOGE by claiming she is just the USDS administrator only and has nothing to do with how the DOGE teams operate.
Report:
In a group chat within HHS system, Amy Gleason attempts to distance herself from the mass layoffs caused by DOGE by claiming she is just the USDS administrator only and has nothing to do with how the DOGE teams operate.
| Person: | Amy Gleason |
| Source: | DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message The San Francisco Chronicle, 4/08/25 |
| Agency: | HHS |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
7/15/25
Legal:
In a setback for the Trump administration, an appeals court rules in CREW v. DOGE that the agency must comply with records requests being made by CREW and that the official DOGE administrator Amy Gleason must be made available to testify. This came after CREW modified its initial request to exclude certain communications that the Supreme Court had ruled should be exempted. Those changes were enough to satisfy the appeals court.
Legal:
In a setback for the Trump administration, an appeals court rules in CREW v. DOGE that the agency must comply with records requests being made by CREW and that the official DOGE administrator Amy Gleason must be made available to testify. This came after CREW modified its initial request to exclude certain communications that the Supreme Court had ruled should be exempted. Those changes were enough to satisfy the appeals court.
| Person: | Amy Gleason |
| Source: | DOGE Head Must Testify in Records Access Fight, Court Rules Bloomberg, 7/14/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |