Joanna Wischer
Positions
Appointed:
1/20/25 Senior Advisor to the Director excepted, $167,603 - $195,200 «Salary range for GS-15 in DC; LinkedIn says she is working for OMB “Made in America” initiative since March 2025»
Appointed:
1/20/25 Senior Advisor to the Director excepted, $167,603 - $195,200 «Salary range for GS-15 in DC; LinkedIn says she is working for OMB “Made in America” initiative since March 2025»
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
Appointed:
c.3/31/25 Deputy Director $142,488 «OMB position as Joanna Miller»
Appointed:
c.3/31/25 Deputy Director $142,488 «OMB position as Joanna Miller»
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Joanna Wischer LinkedIn, |
Events
1/12/25
Identification:
A New York Times report on DOGE from just before the Inauguration roughly describes the working arrangements for embedding some staff and detailing others as well as some early participants in the project
Identification:
A New York Times report on DOGE from just before the Inauguration roughly describes the working arrangements for embedding some staff and detailing others as well as some early participants in the project
| Person: | Baris Akis, Brad Smith, James Burnham, Joanna Wischer, Marc Andreessen, Matt Luby, Rachel Riley, Shaun Maguire, Steve Davis, Vinay Hiremath |
| Source: | Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs The New York Times, 1/12/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
1/20/25
Appointed:
Joanna Wischer starts as Senior Advisor to the Director at OPM.
Appointed:
Joanna Wischer starts as Senior Advisor to the Director at OPM.
| Appointed: | Joanna Wischer 1/20/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | $167,603 - $195,200 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Note: | Salary range for GS-15 in DC; LinkedIn says she is working for OMB "Made in America" initiative since March 2025 |
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 |
1/24/25
Identification:
A report from Business Insider names some of the DOGE staffers who were involved in transition activities and provides an early snapshot of who is in DOGE.
Identification:
A report from Business Insider names some of the DOGE staffers who were involved in transition activities and provides an early snapshot of who is in DOGE.
| Person: | Baris Akis, Brad Smith, James Burnham, Joanna Wischer, Katie Miller, Marc Andreessen, Rachel Riley, Shaun Maguire, Steve Davis |
| Source: | DOGE under Musk unites Trumpworld vets with tech industry giants Yahoo, 2/04/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
1/28/25
Identification:
Wired Magazine provides an early listing of which Musk-affiliated DOGE staff now have positions at OPM.
Identification:
Wired Magazine provides an early listing of which Musk-affiliated DOGE staff now have positions at OPM.
| Question: | Fuzz: didn’t name Coristine or Bobba bc of their ages, but later confirmed as them |
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Edward Coristine, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management Wired Magazine, 1/28/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
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.3/31/25
Appointed:
Joanna Wischer starts as Deputy Director at OMB.
Appointed:
Joanna Wischer starts as Deputy Director at OMB.
| Appointed: | Joanna Wischer c.3/31/25 |
| Position Title: | Deputy Director, Made In America |
| Salary: | $142,488 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Joanna Wischer LinkedIn, |
| Note: | OMB position as Joanna Miller |