DOGE Track

Carl Coe

Executive
Carl Coe has been the leader of the DOGE team embedded within the EPA, where he has kept a remarkably low profile, even as other DOGE staffers like Cole Killian and Kathryn Armstrong Loving showed up in media reports. At the EPA, his primary focus would be on reducing the effectiveness of the agency through eliminating staff and whittling down regulations.

Positions

Appointed:
2/XX/25 «His linkedin reports Feb 2025 as start»
Source: LinkedIn profile for Carl Coe LinkedIn, 
Detailed To:
2/XX/25 likely detailed from DOGE «Carl Coe, who currently leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at DOE»
Promotion:
5/02/25 promoted to Chief of Staff $167,603
Source: DOE Announces New Leadership to Tackle Challenges of Growing Energy Demand Department of Energy, 5/02/25
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started. The New York Times, 6/07/25

Events

2/XX/25
Appointed:
Carl Coe starts at DOGE.
Appointed: Carl Coe 2/XX/25
Source: LinkedIn profile for Carl Coe LinkedIn, 
Note: His linkedin reports Feb 2025 as start
Detailed To:
Carl Coe detailed from DOGE to EPA
DOGE? Detailed To: EPA Carl Coe 2/XX/25
Source: DOE Announces New Leadership to Tackle Challenges of Growing Energy Demand Department of Energy, 5/02/25
Note: Carl Coe, who currently leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at DOE
5/02/25
Promotion:
Carl Coe promoted to Chief of Staff at EPA
Promotion: Carl Coe 5/02/25
Position Title: Chief of Staff
Salary: $167,603
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started. The New York Times, 6/07/25
Official Action:
Carl Coe, the leader of the DOGE team at the EPA, is named as the Chief of Staff at the EPA.
Person: Carl Coe
Source: DOE Announces New Leadership to Tackle Challenges of Growing Energy Demand Department of Energy, 5/02/25
Agency: EPA
4/14/26
Official Action:
Speaking at an AI conference, Carl Coe states that the Department of Energy will need to request significantly more funding to deliver on its goals for the Genesis Mission AI project.
Person: Carl Coe
Source: Energy needs ‘a lot more’ funding to reach Genesis Mission goals, official says FedScoop, 4/14/26
Agency: DOE
DOGE Project: IT Modernization

Open Questions

  • Where can I find more info on Carl Coe's tenure at the EPA?
    The first information about him appears to be his promotion to Chief of Staff on May 2nd, but the press release mentions he was the leader of the DOGE team at the EPA. How long has he been there? Did he get hired there or was he detailed from somewhere?