David Taggart
Positions
Appointed:
2/XX/25 Acting General Counsel
Appointed:
2/XX/25 Acting General Counsel
| Source: | Scoop: DOE top lawyer details advice for DOGE cuts Axios, 3/21/25 |
Appointed:
8/XX/25 Acting General Counsel
Appointed:
8/XX/25 Acting General Counsel
| Source: | DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator Pro Publica, 3/20/26 |
Events
2/XX/25
Appointed:
David Taggart starts as Acting General Counsel at DOE.
Appointed:
David Taggart starts as Acting General Counsel at DOE.
| Appointed: | David Taggart 2/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Acting General Counsel |
| Source: | Scoop: DOE top lawyer details advice for DOGE cuts Axios, 3/21/25 |
3/17/25
Disruption:
Acting General Counsel David Taggart at the Department of Energy issues a memo stating that all DOGE spreadsheets being used to determine which grants will be cut at the agency should be designated as “legal privilege” documents. This classification is meant to prevent the documents from being shared in legal disclosures or FOIA responses.
Disruption:
Acting General Counsel David Taggart at the Department of Energy issues a memo stating that all DOGE spreadsheets being used to determine which grants will be cut at the agency should be designated as “legal privilege” documents. This classification is meant to prevent the documents from being shared in legal disclosures or FOIA responses.
| Person: | David Taggart |
| Source: | Scoop: DOE top lawyer details advice for DOGE cuts Axios, 3/21/25 |
| Agency: | DOE |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Spending |
8/XX/25
Appointed:
David Taggart starts as Acting General Counsel at NRC.
Appointed:
David Taggart starts as Acting General Counsel at NRC.
| Appointed: | David Taggart 8/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Acting General Counsel |
| Source: | DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator Pro Publica, 3/20/26 |