Chris Young

Executive, age 36
Exited govt: 6/06/25 (verified)

Positions

Detailed To:
2/05/25-6/06/25 detailed from OPM «Detail is listed as ending on 6/13, but assumed ended on 6/6 when left OPM»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26
Detailed To:
2/07/25-6/06/25 detailed from OPM «Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Appointed:
1/30/25-6/06/25 [as OPM-14] Expert ED-00, excepted, volunteer «Start date guessed from system access»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25

Events

1/30/25
Appointed:
Chris Young starts as Expert at OPM.
Appointed: Chris Young 1/30/25-6/06/25
Position Title: Expert, Office of the Director
Salary: Volunteer
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25
Note: Start date guessed from system access
Onboarding:
Austin Raynor and Chris Young start working at OPM.
2/05/25
Detailed To:
Chris Young detailed from OPM to DOGE
OPM Detailed To: DOGE Chris Young 2/05/25-6/06/25
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26
Note: Detail is listed as ending on 6/13, but assumed ended on 6/6 when left OPM
2/06/25
Onboarding:
A DOGE team consisting of Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger and Chris Young enters the CFPB headquarters and is given equipment and onboarded with a quick session on privacy policies in force at the CFPB.
Person: Chris Young, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Luke Farritor, Nikhil Rajpal
Source: AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25
Agency: CFPB
2/07/25
Detailed To:
Chris Young detailed from OPM to CFPB
OPM Detailed To: CFPB Chris Young 2/07/25-6/06/25
Note: Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service
:
Chris Young is granted basic access to USA Performance at OPM.
System Access: USA Performance
: unknown, 2/07/25 Chris Young
Note: System tracking job performance of federal employees
DOGE Project: Anti-Personnel
2/12/25
Disruption:
Adam Martinez, CFPB COO, includes DOGE representatives Jordan Wick and Chris Young in emails hiring OPM for consulting on Reduction-in-Force (RIF) planning for the CFPB. CFPB agrees to pay OPM $171,925 for these services.
Person: Chris Young, Jordan Wick
Source: NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 87 Court Document, 3/28/25
Agency: CFPB
DOGE Project: Elimination, Anti-Personnel
2/20/25
Sighting:
Chris Young meets with USADF leadership at their HQ to “introduce DOGE to the agency” and informs them that 2 engineers would be assigned to the agency.
Person: Chris Young
Source: Brehm v. Marocco, doc 7-3 Court Document, 3/06/25
Agency: USADF
4/12/25
Interagency Coordination:
Emailing this time from his CFPB account, Jeremy Lewin shares the documentation for the upcoming CFPB RIF with DOGE staff posted at several agencies (Zach Terrell and Alexandra Beynon). He also includes DOGE staff at CFPB: Gavin Kliger, Chris Young and Jordan Wick. It’s unclear if they are representing their individual agencies or are just taking part as DOGE members in the conversation.
6/06/25
Offboarding:
Chris Young ends detailed position at DOGE (exits govt. service)
OPM Detailed To: DOGE Chris Young 2/05/25-6/06/25
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26
Note: Detail is listed as ending on 6/13, but assumed ended on 6/6 when left OPM
Offboarding:
Chris Young leaves role as Expert at OPM (exits govt. service)
Appointed: Chris Young 1/30/25-6/06/25
Position Title: Expert, Office of the Director
Salary: Volunteer
Source: Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26
Source: OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25
Note: Start date guessed from system access
Offboarding:
Chris Young ends detailed position at CFPB (exits govt. service)
OPM Detailed To: CFPB Chris Young 2/07/25-6/06/25
Note: Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee, inferring date from end of OPM service
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.