Anthony Armstrong
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
Appointed:
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
Appointed:
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
Appointed:
1/27/25 volunteer
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
Appointed:
1/27/25 volunteer
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
Detailed To:
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
Detailed To:
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
| Source: | DOGE descends on FDIC The Handbasket, 4/10/25 |
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from OPM «NYT reports he left OPM in April but stayed on a DHS. Unclear of timing, later appointed at DHS»
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from OPM «NYT reports he left OPM in April but stayed on a DHS. Unclear of timing, later appointed at DHS»
Offboarding:
Left govt c.10/07/25 (reported)
| Source: | Musk taps Morgan Stanley, DOGE alum for xAI finance chief CFO Dive, 10/07/25 |
| Source: | Can Anyone Replace Elon Musk? The New York Times, 6/10/25 |
Events
1/20/25
Appointed:
Anthony Armstrong starts as Expert at OPM.
Appointed:
Anthony Armstrong starts as Expert at OPM.
| Appointed: | Anthony Armstrong 1/20/25-6/06/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Brian Bjelde, Gavin Kliger, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers Bloomberg, 5/02/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
c.1/21/25
Interagency Coordination:
Future DOGE employee Justin Fox is contacted by Anthony Armstrong and is recruited to work there by him and other DOGE employees who communicate with him over Signal.
Interagency Coordination:
Future DOGE employee Justin Fox is contacted by Anthony Armstrong and is recruited to work there by him and other DOGE employees who communicate with him over Signal.
| Question: | Fuzz: Exact date not given, but he testifies that Anthony Armstrong reached out just after inauguration |
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Ethan Shaotran, Josh Gruenbaum, Justin Aimonetti, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 248-2 Court Document, 3/06/26 |
| Agency: | DOGE, GSA, OPM |
1/27/25
Appointed:
Anthony Armstrong starts at DOGE.
Appointed:
Anthony Armstrong starts at DOGE.
| Appointed: | Anthony Armstrong 1/27/25 |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
1/31/25
:
:
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | unknown, 1/31/25 Anthony Armstrong |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
2/12/25
Identification:
In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.
Identification:
In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.
| Person: | 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 |
| Source: | Complaint for Injunctive Relief Democracy Forward, 3/03/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
c.3/26/25
Identification:
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.
Identification:
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.
| Question: | Fuzz: date is given as “late March,” assuming a Wednesday bc others reported DOGE meetings during that time |
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Baris Akis, Elon Musk, Steve Davis |
| Source: | WIRED Talked to a Fired DOGE Staffer About Who Was Really in Charge Wired Magazine, 5/29/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
4/10/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM? Detailed To: FDIC Anthony Armstrong 4/10/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE descends on FDIC The Handbasket, 4/10/25 |
| Note: | reported by media |
Sighting:
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.
Sighting:
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.
| Person: | Adam Ramada, Anthony Armstrong, Brooks Morgan |
| Source: | DOGE descends on FDIC The Handbasket, 4/10/25 |
| Agency: | FDIC |
5/22/25
Interagency Coordination:
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.
Interagency Coordination:
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.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk, Katie Miller, Steve Davis |
| Source: | Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind Politico, 11/21/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE, EOP |
c.6/05/25
Disruption:
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.
Disruption:
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.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Josh Gruenbaum, Stephen Ehikian, Steve Davis |
| Source: | DOGE lead Steve Davis did not go quietly Politico, 7/14/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE, GSA |
6/06/25
Offboarding:
Anthony Armstrong leaves role as Expert at OPM
Offboarding:
Anthony Armstrong leaves role as Expert at OPM
| Appointed: | Anthony Armstrong 1/20/25-6/06/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
6/24/25
Identification:
In a status report for AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, the government reports that multiple DOGE staff at OPM have left the government by this date. Of course, their actual departure dates might be earlier, but it’s a direct acknowledgment of multiple staff departures in the preceding months.
Identification:
In a status report for AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, the government reports that multiple DOGE staff at OPM have left the government by this date. Of course, their actual departure dates might be earlier, but it’s a direct acknowledgment of multiple staff departures in the preceding months.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Chris Young, Christina Hanna, Christopher Stanley, Jacob Altik, Justin Monroe, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 138 Court Document, 6/27/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
Interagency Coordination:
The acting counsel of the IRS, Andrew deMello, sends an email to DHS staff declining their request for data sharing. He cites that the request made from DHS lacked information mandated by the Memorandum of Understandng (MOU) between the two agencies, including why the disclosure is needed for a criminal case and the identities of ICE officers making the requests along with a sworn attestation that the info will only be used for judicial proceedings and not enforcement. DOGE staffers Anthony Armstrong and Jon Koval are included in this communication.
Interagency Coordination:
The acting counsel of the IRS, Andrew deMello, sends an email to DHS staff declining their request for data sharing. He cites that the request made from DHS lacked information mandated by the Memorandum of Understandng (MOU) between the two agencies, including why the disclosure is needed for a criminal case and the identities of ICE officers making the requests along with a sworn attestation that the info will only be used for judicial proceedings and not enforcement. DOGE staffers Anthony Armstrong and Jon Koval are included in this communication.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Jon Koval |
| Source: | Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS, document 51-1 Court Document, 11/10/25 |
| Agency: | DHS, DOGE, ICE, IRS |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |