DOGE Track

Anthony Armstrong

Executive, age 57
Exited govt: c.10/07/25 (reported)

Anthony Armstrong comes to DOGE from the world of finance, where he worked on Musk’s acquisition of Twitter as a bank executive at Morgan Stanley. Since joining DOGE at OPM, he has mostly operated quietly in a support role, but in April he was spotted at the FDIC, and I would expect him to be involved with DOGE’s work against other independent financial entities. Although he has a relatively modest title, recently departed DOGE member Sahil Lavingia indicated that he was running operations for teams across government with Baris Akis and Steve Davis. Reportedly, he left his OPM position in April but continues to coordinate DOGE from within DHS. More recently, he was named to the position of CFO for Musk’s xAI – just another example of the revolving door for Musk associates to cycle through DOGE and into reward positions in his companies.

Positions

Position Notes
OPM
Sources
OPM 1/20/25-c.4/30/25 Expert (ED-00, excepted, volunteer) «reportedly left OPM in April, but as at FDIC on 4/10, so maybe end of month»
FDIC
Source
OPM? FDIC 4/10/25 likely detailed «reported by media»
DHS
Sources
OPM? DHS date unknown likely detailed «NYT reports he left OPM in April but stayed on a DHS. Unclear of timing, later appointed at DHS»

Events

Date Event
1/20/25
Source
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
 Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Brian Bjelde, Gavin Kliger, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini
2/12/25
Source
In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.
 Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Austin Raynor, Brian Bjelde, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Charles Ezell, Christina Hanna, Edward Coristine, Gavin Kliger, Greg Hogan, Jacob Altik, Joanna Wischer, Justin Monroe, Nikhil Rajpal, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini, Stephanie Holmes, Stephen Duarte
c.3/26/25
Source
In a later interview, Sahil Lavingia describes attending an “E-meeting” for DOGE that included Elon Musk but was essentially run by Steve Davis as well as two other Musk loyalists, Anthony Armstrong and Baris Akis. Baris Akis is notably not an employee of DOGE, since he is a foreign national and Musk was not granted a waiver to hire him. (fuzz: date is given as “late March,” assuming a Wednesday bc others reported DOGE meetings during that time)
 Anthony Armstrong, Baris Akis, Elon Musk, Steve Davis
4/10/25
Source
Brooks Morgan, Adam Ramada and Anthony Armstrong visit the FDIC headquarters. Their arrival is later confirmed for staff with an email stating they have not been granted access to any sensitive bank information.
5/22/25
Source
Elon Musk joins a late-night meeting with senior members of the DOGE leadership team. Katie Miller delivered a blunt message that DOGE was on thin ice with the White House. She also reportedly advised that DOGE should strive to collaborate with Cabinet secretaries more instead of pushiing cuts or projects on them that they didn’t want to do.
 Anthony Armstrong, Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk, Katie Miller, Steve Davis
c.6/05/25
Source
Concerned by people questioning his continued authority, Steve Davis reportedly taps Anthony Armstrong, Josh Gruenbaum and Stephen Ehikian to assess the loyalty of DOGE staffers and assert they are the leadership of DOGE now, acting under the authority of JD Vance and Susie Wiles in the White House. This is a bluff, and staffers in the White House counter that their authority is only within GSA itself.