Joshua Fox

Lawyer, age 28
Exited govt: 9/13/25 (verified)
Apart from his appearance on a leaked list of DOGE’s lawyers, there isn’t much public information about Joshua Fox. In November, ProPublica added him to their list of DOGE staffers and linked him to several agencies but reported he transitioned to a General Counsel role in the White House in June

Positions

Appointed:
2/XX/25-6/XX/25
Promotion:
6/XX/25-9/13/25 promoted to Associate General Counsel «Reported as left 9/13/25; does this mean just DOGE or EOP/govt?»
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/13/25 (verified)
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from DOGE «Linked to agency by ProPublica»
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/13/25 (verified)
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Detailed To:
3/22/25? likely detailed from DOGE «Linked to agency by ProPublica»
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/13/25 (verified)
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Detailed To:
4/16/25 detailed from DOGE NTE 8/14/25
Offboarding:
Left govt 9/13/25 (verified)
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: USDA Records Reflecting DOGE Economy Act Funding Transfers Document Cloud, 8/22/25

Events

2/17/25
Interagency Coordination:
Joshua Fox emails a few NASA administrators to introduce himself as “one of the attorneys at DOGE” and to also inform them “I just spoke to Scott Coulter about this, but I wanted to let you know that he is planning to go over to SSA tomorrow.” He includes several other DOGE leadership personnel in the email chain. It’s unclear from the message who actually made the decision that Scott Coulter would be detailed to the Social Security Administration.
2/XX/25
Appointed:
Joshua Fox starts at DOGE.
Appointed: Joshua Fox 2/XX/25-6/XX/25
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25
3/05/25
Identification:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
3/13/25
Interagency Coordination:
Tarak Makecha, Joshua Fox, and Jacob Altik communicate with FCC staff about detailing arrangements from the OPM to the FCC (presumably for Tarak and Jacob)
Person: Jacob Altik, Joshua Fox, Tarak Makecha
Source: FCC FOIA Production 2 for Frequency Forward Document Cloud, 12/16/25
Agency: DOGE, FCC
3/17/25
Interagency Coordination:
In a redacted email about onboarding Jordan Wick, Joshua Fox sends an email to other FCC staff introducing Kendall Lindemann as DOGE’s “onboarding/HR/personnel expert.”
Person: Jordan Wick, Joshua Fox, Kendall Lindemann
Source: FCC FOIA Production 2 for Frequency Forward Document Cloud, 12/16/25
Agency: DOGE, FCC
3/22/25?
Detailed To:
Joshua Fox detailed from DOGE to MCC
DOGE? Detailed To: MCC Joshua Fox 3/22/25?
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Note: Linked to agency by ProPublica
3/26/25
Identification:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
4/16/25
Detailed To:
Joshua Fox detailed from DOGE to USDA
DOGE Detailed To: USDA Joshua Fox 4/16/25
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: USDA Records Reflecting DOGE Economy Act Funding Transfers Document Cloud, 8/22/25
6/XX/25
Promotion:
Joshua Fox promoted to Associate General Counsel at EOP
Promotion: Joshua Fox 6/XX/25-9/13/25
Position Title: Associate General Counsel, Executive Office of the President
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26
Note: Reported as left 9/13/25; does this mean just DOGE or EOP/govt?
9/13/25
Offboarding:
Joshua Fox leaves role as Associate General Counsel at EOP (exits govt. service)
Promotion: Joshua Fox 6/XX/25-9/13/25
Position Title: Associate General Counsel, Executive Office of the President
Source: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Pro Publica Projects, 
Source: The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-1 Court Document, 2/17/26
Note: Reported as left 9/13/25; does this mean just DOGE or EOP/govt?