Kathryn Armstrong Loving
Exited govt: 6/XX/25 (self-reported)
There aren’t many details about Loving’s work for DOGE, apart from a brief sighting at the EPA, where she was reviewing contracts. She is a coder who has spent a decade or so working in biotech. She is also the sister of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who recently offered to hire any DOGE alumni, no questions asked.
Positions
Appointed:
12/XX/24-1/20/25 consultant «LinkedIn reported being consultant/advisor to Zeldin from Dec 2024; assuming transition role here»
Appointed:
1/20/25-6/XX/25 Federal Detailee volunteer «Reported left EPA on LinkedIn. Likely at EPA from Day one based on NOTUS»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/XX/25 (self-reported)
Appointed:
12/XX/24-1/20/25 consultant «LinkedIn reported being consultant/advisor to Zeldin from Dec 2024; assuming transition role here»
Appointed:
1/20/25-6/XX/25 Federal Detailee volunteer «Reported left EPA on LinkedIn. Likely at EPA from Day one based on NOTUS»
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/XX/25 (self-reported)
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE lands at EPA E&E News, 2/12/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kathryn Armstrong Loving LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Inside DOGE’s EPA Team and Its Multimillion-Dollar Mistakes NOTUS, 9/25/25 |
Events
12/XX/24
Appointed:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving starts at EPA.
Appointed:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving starts at EPA.
| : | Kathryn Armstrong Loving 12/XX/24-1/20/25 |
| Note: | LinkedIn reported being consultant/advisor to Zeldin from Dec 2024; assuming transition role here |
1/20/25
Appointed:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving starts as Federal Detailee at EPA.
Appointed:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving starts as Federal Detailee at EPA.
| Appointed: | Kathryn Armstrong Loving 1/20/25-6/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Federal Detailee |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE lands at EPA E&E News, 2/12/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kathryn Armstrong Loving LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Inside DOGE’s EPA Team and Its Multimillion-Dollar Mistakes NOTUS, 9/25/25 |
| Note: | Reported left EPA on LinkedIn. Likely at EPA from Day one based on NOTUS |
2/11/25
Disruption:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving sends the EPA administrator a list of contracts that DOGE wants to eliminate and she includes Cole Killian on her message.
Disruption:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving sends the EPA administrator a list of contracts that DOGE wants to eliminate and she includes Cole Killian on her message.
| Person: | Cole Killian, Kathryn Armstrong Loving |
| Source: | Legal docs show DOGE at work inside EPA E&E News, 4/24/25 |
| Agency: | EPA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/12/25
:
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| System Access: | EAS: EPA Acquisition System |
| : | read, 2/12/25-6/XX/25 Kathryn Armstrong Loving |
| Note: | System used at the EPA to initiate, award, modify and track acquisition actions. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
3/04/25
Official Action:
Erica Jehling pushes for the cancellation of 21 grants at the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials, so that she can post a tweet on the EPA X.com account to celebrate it. She cc’s Kathryn Armstrong Loving on her emails coordinating the cancellations.
Official Action:
Erica Jehling pushes for the cancellation of 21 grants at the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in construction materials, so that she can post a tweet on the EPA X.com account to celebrate it. She cc’s Kathryn Armstrong Loving on her emails coordinating the cancellations.
| Person: | Erica Jehling, Kathryn Armstrong Loving |
| Source: | The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 109-2 Court Document, 4/21/25 |
| Agency: | EPA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
3/19/25
Interagency Coordination:
During a discussion on how to strip grants from the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State, GSA FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum sends an email to coordinate grant freezes from DOD, DHS and the EPA. He includes DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Adam Hoffman and Kathryn Armstrong Loving as the recipients of these requests.
Interagency Coordination:
During a discussion on how to strip grants from the University of Pennsylvania and San Jose State, GSA FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum sends an email to coordinate grant freezes from DOD, DHS and the EPA. He includes DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Adam Hoffman and Kathryn Armstrong Loving as the recipients of these requests.
| Person: | Adam Hoffman, Josh Gruenbaum, Kathryn Armstrong Loving, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Trump Wanted ‘More Action Against Universities.’ His Staff Scrambled to Punish Penn. NOTUS, 7/07/25 |
| Agency: | DHS, DOD, EPA, GSA |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-DEI, Spending |
3/25/25
Interagency Coordination:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving and Erica Jehling continue to work directly with Josh Gruenbaum from the GSA on more grants to cancel at the EPA.
Interagency Coordination:
Kathryn Armstrong Loving and Erica Jehling continue to work directly with Josh Gruenbaum from the GSA on more grants to cancel at the EPA.
| Person: | Erica Jehling, Josh Gruenbaum, Kathryn Armstrong Loving |
| Source: | The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 109-1 Court Document, 4/21/25 |
| Agency: | EPA, GSA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
6/XX/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | EAS: EPA Acquisition System |
| : | read, 2/12/25-6/XX/25 Kathryn Armstrong Loving |
| Note: | System used at the EPA to initiate, award, modify and track acquisition actions. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Kathryn Armstrong Loving 1/20/25-6/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Federal Detailee |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE lands at EPA E&E News, 2/12/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kathryn Armstrong Loving LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Inside DOGE’s EPA Team and Its Multimillion-Dollar Mistakes NOTUS, 9/25/25 |
| Note: | Reported left EPA on LinkedIn. Likely at EPA from Day one based on NOTUS |