Katrine Trampe
Exited govt: 8/XX/25 (inferred)
Katrine came from a background working for real-estate investment firms. She also reportedly uses the title “Comtesse” because her father is a Count with ties to the Danish royal family. All of these are important skills that explain why she needed to be given high-level administrative access to a system at DOI that handles payroll for half of the federal government. More recently, she had changed her LinkedIn to add the last name of Akis, suggesting she is possibly married to fellow DOGE supporter Baris Akis? Since DOGE, she has apparently returned to graduate school, seeking a degree in sustainable development.
Positions
Appointed:
2/10/25-8/XX/25 volunteer «invited to meeting on 2/12, assuming start on Monday that week; reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; unclear if leaving DOGE»
Offboarding:
Left govt 8/XX/25 (inferred)
Appointed:
2/10/25-8/XX/25 volunteer «invited to meeting on 2/12, assuming start on Monday that week; reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; unclear if leaving DOGE»
Offboarding:
Left govt 8/XX/25 (inferred)
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response from DOI to the Nation Muckrock, 4/15/25 |
| Source: | Here are the people connected to DOGE at Interior E&E News, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies GovExec, 7/29/25 |
Events
2/06/25
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Brian Bjelde, Emily Bryant, Jim Hickey, Katrine Trampe, Michael Cole, Michael Grimes, Michael Mirski, Riley Sennott, Scott Coulter, Scott Langmack, Stephen Ehikian, Tarak Makecha, Tom Krause |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | Commerce, DOGE, DOI, DOL, GSA, HUD, NASA, OPM, Treas., USDA |
2/09/25
Sighting:
DOGE members Baris Akis, Katrine Trampe, Jordan Wick and Riley Sennott are signed in to work at GSA headquarters on a Sunday. It’s unclear if they are there for a meeting or just to use the DOGE working space inside of GSA. They are hosted at the building by Thomas Shedd, Stephen Ehikian and Ethan Shaotran.
Sighting:
DOGE members Baris Akis, Katrine Trampe, Jordan Wick and Riley Sennott are signed in to work at GSA headquarters on a Sunday. It’s unclear if they are there for a meeting or just to use the DOGE working space inside of GSA. They are hosted at the building by Thomas Shedd, Stephen Ehikian and Ethan Shaotran.
| Person: | Baris Akis, Jordan Wick, Katrine Trampe, Riley Sennott, Stephen Ehikian, Thomas Shedd |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | GSA |
2/10/25
Appointed:
Katrine Trampe starts at DOI.
Appointed:
Katrine Trampe starts at DOI.
| Appointed: | Katrine Trampe 2/10/25-8/XX/25 |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response from DOI to the Nation Muckrock, 4/15/25 |
| Source: | Here are the people connected to DOGE at Interior E&E News, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies GovExec, 7/29/25 |
| Note: | invited to meeting on 2/12, assuming start on Monday that week; reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; unclear if leaving DOGE |
2/17/25
Disruption:
Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen are invited to a series of meetings related to reviewing contracts at the Department of the Interior.
Disruption:
Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen are invited to a series of meetings related to reviewing contracts at the Department of the Interior.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/19/25
Interagency Coordination:
A staffer at the EOP emails DOGE staff to take part in a webinar about the National Environmental Policy Act.
Interagency Coordination:
A staffer at the EOP emails DOGE staff to take part in a webinar about the National Environmental Policy Act.
| Person: | Daniel Abrahamson, Katrine Trampe, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, DOT, EOP |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation |
2/21/25
Interagency Coordination:
Interagency Coordination:
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Rachel Riley, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, HHS |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
Disruption:
Katrine Trampe kicks off a series of meetings to discuss “workforce efficiency” for various bureaus at the Department of the Interior.
Disruption:
Katrine Trampe kicks off a series of meetings to discuss “workforce efficiency” for various bureaus at the Department of the Interior.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
2/24/25
System Access:
Stephanie Holmes requests full admin access to the Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS) system to process actions for herself as well as DOGE members Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen. This is a shared service provided by DOI which handles payroll for approximately half of the federal government.
System Access:
Stephanie Holmes requests full admin access to the Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS) system to process actions for herself as well as DOGE members Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen. This is a shared service provided by DOI which handles payroll for approximately half of the federal government.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Stephanie Holmes, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | PEER Report Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 4/15/25 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
2/25/25
Action:
Citing concerns that there is fraud in the federal payroll, the DOGE team at the Department of the Interior meets with the Interior Business Center Team to discuss their request to receive a log audit of all employee names, positions and hire dates as well as total pay for each pay period.
Action:
Citing concerns that there is fraud in the federal payroll, the DOGE team at the Department of the Interior meets with the Interior Business Center Team to discuss their request to receive a log audit of all employee names, positions and hire dates as well as total pay for each pay period.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Stephanie Holmes, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Fraud, Anti-Personnel |
2/27/25
Interagency Coordination:
DOGE staffers at the Department of the Interior meet with Nicole Hollander from GSA about leases to be cancelled.
Interagency Coordination:
DOGE staffers at the Department of the Interior meet with Nicole Hollander from GSA about leases to be cancelled.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Nicole Hollander, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, GSA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| Question: | Fuzz: A michealal@x.com is also invited. Is it meant to be Micaela Lopez Ballefin? |
| Person: | Greg Hogan, Katrine Trampe, Riccardo Biasini, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/28/25
Disruption:
Officials at the US Fish and Wildlife Service meet with Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen to show them their system for reviewing and processing contracts and to identify ways for both to start approving new contracts for the organization.
Disruption:
Officials at the US Fish and Wildlife Service meet with Katrine Trampe and Tyler Hassen to show them their system for reviewing and processing contracts and to identify ways for both to start approving new contracts for the organization.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
c.3/03/25
| Person: | Derek Geissler, Greg Hogan, Katrine Trampe, Riccardo Biasini, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Agency: | DOI, GSA, OPM |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization, Spending |
3/28/25
Interagency Coordination:
After the CIO and CISO are sidelined, Gavin Kliger joins a call with Katrine Trampe to pressure a senior advisor in human resources at DOI to direct them to the system owner for FPPS.
Interagency Coordination:
After the CIO and CISO are sidelined, Gavin Kliger joins a call with Katrine Trampe to pressure a senior advisor in human resources at DOI to direct them to the system owner for FPPS.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Katrine Trampe |
| Source: | PEER Report Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 4/15/25 |
| Agency: | DOI, IRS |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
3/29/25
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| System Access: | FPPS: Federal Personnel Payroll System |
| : | admin, 3/29/25 Katrine Trampe |
| Note: | A shared service which processes payrolls for Interior, but also DOJ, Treasury, DHS, the Air Force, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other agencies. Covers about half of federal personnel. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
7/09/25
Oversight:
Ranking Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee send a letter expressing concern and urging the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to immediately revoke DOGE’s access to the FPPS system that handles payroll for large parts of the US government.
Oversight:
Ranking Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee send a letter expressing concern and urging the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to immediately revoke DOGE’s access to the FPPS system that handles payroll for large parts of the US government.
| Person: | Katrine Trampe, Stephanie Holmes, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | Huffman, Trahan Demand Answers on DOGE’s Unchecked Access to Sensitive DOI Data Amid Growing Security Concerns Democrats on the House Committee for Natural Resources, 7/09/25 |
| Agency: | DOI |
8/XX/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Katrine Trampe 2/10/25-8/XX/25 |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Second Production of FOIA materials from DOI to Sierra Club The Sierra Club, 2/27/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response from DOI to the Nation Muckrock, 4/15/25 |
| Source: | Here are the people connected to DOGE at Interior E&E News, 3/05/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies GovExec, 7/29/25 |
| Note: | invited to meeting on 2/12, assuming start on Monday that week; reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; unclear if leaving DOGE |
Open Questions
- Is Katrine Trampe married to Baris Akis?
What looks to be her LinkedIn lists her name as Katrine Trampe Akis? Have they been married? Were they involved while she was in DOGE (and he was too, but he wasn’t supposed to be)?