Justin Monroe
Tech Industry Links: SpaceX
Exited govt: 6/06/25 (verified)
Justin Monroe started at the OPM about a week after the Inauguration and was dispatched to the FBI the following day as a Senior Advisor to the Director. It’s unclear what role he might be playing in the Attorney General’s own “JUST-US” project to bring DOGE-style interventions to the DOJ. Prior to DOGE, he was a SpaceX employee.
Positions
Appointed:
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (verified)
Appointed:
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 |
Detailed To:
1/29/25 likely detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
1/29/25 likely detailed from OPM
| Source: | Elon Musk affiliate in FBI director's office sparks fear of partisan interference NBC News, 1/29/25 |
Events
1/28/25
Appointed:
Justin Monroe starts as Expert at OPM.
Appointed:
Justin Monroe starts as Expert at OPM.
| Appointed: | Justin Monroe 1/28/25-6/06/25 |
| 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 |
Onboarding:
Justin Monroe and Christopher Stanley start working at OPM as a volunteers with the job title of Expert.
Onboarding:
Justin Monroe and Christopher Stanley start working at OPM as a volunteers with the job title of Expert.
| Person: | Christopher Stanley, Justin Monroe |
| Source: | Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers Bloomberg, 5/02/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
1/29/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM? Detailed To: FBI Justin Monroe 1/29/25 | |
| Source: | Elon Musk affiliate in FBI director's office sparks fear of partisan interference NBC News, 1/29/25 |
Sighting:
An unidentified former SpaceX employee [later confirmed to be Justin Monroe] is reported to be working as an advisor to the Director of the FBI
Sighting:
An unidentified former SpaceX employee [later confirmed to be Justin Monroe] is reported to be working as an advisor to the Director of the FBI
| Person: | Justin Monroe |
| Source: | Elon Musk affiliate in FBI director's office sparks fear of partisan interference NBC News, 1/29/25 |
| Agency: | FBI |
1/31/25
:
:
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | unknown, 1/31/25 Justin Monroe |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
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 |
6/06/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Justin Monroe 1/28/25-6/06/25 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Chris Young, Christina Hanna, Christopher Stanley, Jacob Altik, Justin Monroe, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 138 Court Document, 6/27/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |