Kyle Schutt
Kyle Schutt is from the intersection of technologist and Republican party politics, having built an online fundraising platform Revv, that is frequently used by the GOP. He was also linked to the development of DOGE’s website doge.gov, which was hacked and vandalized at launch because he left the database accessible to the outside world, and his computer has been infected with credential-stealing malware multiple times. For its part, DOGE gave him access to a highly-sensitive database containing information on unaccompanied migrant children and admin credentials at CISA. His LinkedIn reports that he left DHS in June 2025, but he has been appointed as the new Acting CIO in August 2026, to replace Antoine McCord.
Positions
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Appointed:
c.1/27/25-6/XX/25 GS-15/10, $195,200 «detailed to DOGE on 1/27, so either that day or earlier.»
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 6/XX/25
Appointed:
c.1/27/25-6/XX/25 GS-15/10, $195,200 «detailed to DOGE on 1/27, so either that day or earlier.»
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 6/XX/25
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25 |
| Source: | DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25 |
| Source: | DHS names DOGE staffer as next CIO Federal News Network, 8/27/26 |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Events
1/23/25
Sighting:
A GSA employee reports meeting Kyle Schutt and Ethan Shaotran and also bumping into Edward Coristine. They are described as being giddy and interested and curious and then shifting in tone the following week with DOGE staff “frantically running around trying to do impossible shit with no context and no flexibility and no ability to push back.”
Sighting:
A GSA employee reports meeting Kyle Schutt and Ethan Shaotran and also bumping into Edward Coristine. They are described as being giddy and interested and curious and then shifting in tone the following week with DOGE staff “frantically running around trying to do impossible shit with no context and no flexibility and no ability to push back.”
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Ethan Shaotran, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers Wired Magazine, 9/25/25 |
| Agency: | GSA |
1/27/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| GSA Detailed To: DOGE Kyle Schutt 1/27/25-6/20/25 | |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
c.1/27/25
Appointed:
Kyle Schutt starts at GSA.
Appointed:
Kyle Schutt starts at GSA.
| Appointed: | Kyle Schutt c.1/27/25-6/XX/25 |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25 |
| Note: | detailed to DOGE on 1/27, so either that day or earlier. |
2/10/25
:
Kyle Schutt is granted basic access to 2 systems at FEMA.
:
Kyle Schutt is granted basic access to 2 systems at FEMA.
| System Access: | FEMA-Go: FEMA Grants Outcomes |
| : | read, 2/10/25 Kyle Schutt |
| Note: | A system for managing grant program for communities affected by disasters |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | IFMIS: Integrated Financial Management and Information System |
| : | source-code, 2/10/25 Kyle Schutt |
| Note: | A system for processing all FEMA grant payments |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Report:
In a meeting providing him with an overview of DHS programs, Kyle Schutt stuns federal staff in the Office of Civil Rights by declaring one of their programs (CRCL) looks like money laundering.
Report:
In a meeting providing him with an overview of DHS programs, Kyle Schutt stuns federal staff in the Office of Civil Rights by declaring one of their programs (CRCL) looks like money laundering.
| Person: | Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | DOGE’s Marko Elez is back on U.S. payroll Politico, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination |
c.2/11/25
Disruption:
In a meeting, Kyle Schutt asks FEMA staff about the viability of deobligating appropriated funds for the agency, in essence returning the money to Treasury rather than using it for its appropriated purpose.
Disruption:
In a meeting, Kyle Schutt asks FEMA staff about the viability of deobligating appropriated funds for the agency, in essence returning the money to Treasury rather than using it for its appropriated purpose.
| Person: | Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | DOGE Staffer Is Trying to Reroute FEMA Funds Dropsite News, 2/12/25 |
| Agency: | FEMA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/11/25
Report:
Online security researchers post evidence that the DOGE website was developed and is hosted by Outburst Data, a company run and operated by Kyle Schutt.
Report:
Online security researchers post evidence that the DOGE website was developed and is hosted by Outburst Data, a company run and operated by Kyle Schutt.
| Person: | Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Tweet by Sam Curry X.com, 2/12/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
2/19/25
System Access:
Edward Coristine and Kyle Schutt are reportedly given elevated access to CISA systems, including documents and staff emails.
System Access:
Edward Coristine and Kyle Schutt are reportedly given elevated access to CISA systems, including documents and staff emails.
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25 |
| Agency: | CISA |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
c.2/19/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| GSA Detailed To: DHS Kyle Schutt c.2/19/25-6/XX/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25 |
3/04/25
Identification:
Wired reports that some DOGE staff (Kyle Schutt, Nate Cavanaugh) are being paid as full-time GSA employees, but other staff are listed as volunteers for that agency.
Identification:
Wired reports that some DOGE staff (Kyle Schutt, Nate Cavanaugh) are being paid as full-time GSA employees, but other staff are listed as volunteers for that agency.
| Person: | Derek Geissler, Edward Coristine, Ethan Shaotran, Kyle Schutt, Luke Farritor, Nate Cavanaugh, Nicole Hollander |
| Source: | Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25 |
| Agency: | GSA |
3/14/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| GSA? Detailed To: HHS Kyle Schutt 3/14/25-6/XX/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
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 |
3/20/25
Identification:
Wired Magazine list DOGE staff stationed within GSA, all of whom were listed on GSA payroll on March 20, the same day Stephen Ehikian claimed there were no DOGE staff in the agency.
Identification:
Wired Magazine list DOGE staff stationed within GSA, all of whom were listed on GSA payroll on March 20, the same day Stephen Ehikian claimed there were no DOGE staff in the agency.
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Edward Coristine, Jeremy Lewin, Justin Aimonetti, Kyle Schutt, Luke Farritor, Nate Cavanaugh, Nicole Hollander, Riley Sennott, Thomas Shedd |
| Source: | ‘Who Is DOGE?’ Has Become a Metaphysical Question Wired Magazine, 4/24/25 |
| Agency: | GSA |
3/21/25
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| System Access: | UAC Portal: Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Portal |
| : | read, 3/21/25 Kyle Schutt |
| Note: | The UC Portal manages all medical (mental and dental health included), educational, and sponsorship information for UC in ORR custody |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
Disruption:
The Trump administration eliminates the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and two ombudsman offices responsible for investigating allegations of abuse from immigrants. This also includes the CRCL program that was characterized as “money laundering” by DOGE staffer Kyle Schutt.
Disruption:
The Trump administration eliminates the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and two ombudsman offices responsible for investigating allegations of abuse from immigrants. This also includes the CRCL program that was characterized as “money laundering” by DOGE staffer Kyle Schutt.
| Person: | Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Trump Shuts Down 3 Watchdog Agencies Overseeing Immigration Crackdown The New York Times, 3/21/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-DEI, Immigration |
3/28/25
System Access:
USCIS CIO William McElhaney sends a message to DHS Deputy Secretary asking them to review access that was granted to DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Edward Coristine, Aram Moghaddassi and Payton Rehling.
System Access:
USCIS CIO William McElhaney sends a message to DHS Deputy Secretary asking them to review access that was granted to DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt, Edward Coristine, Aram Moghaddassi and Payton Rehling.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Payton Rehling |
| Source: | DOGE granted access to naturalization-related IT systems, memo shows FedScoop, 4/02/25 |
| Agency: | USCIS |
3/29/25
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | HHS |
3/XX/25
Disruption:
Kyle Schutt and Edward Coristine repeatedly pressure staff over the next two months at DHS to use Grok, a chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, despite the fact it had not been approved for use in the agency. A DHS spokesperson later denied the allegations.
Disruption:
Kyle Schutt and Edward Coristine repeatedly pressure staff over the next two months at DHS to use Grok, a chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, despite the fact it had not been approved for use in the agency. A DHS spokesperson later denied the allegations.
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns Reuters, 5/23/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
4/11/25
Identification:
Politico profiles a DOGE immigration task force that is located within DHS but has contacts with DOGE staff at other agencies. It includes multiple DOGE staffers detailed from various agencies.
Identification:
Politico profiles a DOGE immigration task force that is located within DHS but has contacts with DOGE staff at other agencies. It includes multiple DOGE staffers detailed from various agencies.
| Person: | Antonio Gracias, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Marko Elez, Payton Rehling |
| Source: | Inside the DOGE immigration task force Politico, 4/11/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
5/23/25
Disruption:
Reuters reports that DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt and Edward Coristine have attempted to gain access to DHS employee emails in recent months and ordered staff to train AI to identify communications suggesting an employee is not “loyal” to Trump’s political agenda. Given earlier reports, the AI in question is like xAi’s “Grok” AI system.
Disruption:
Reuters reports that DOGE staffers Kyle Schutt and Edward Coristine have attempted to gain access to DHS employee emails in recent months and ordered staff to train AI to identify communications suggesting an employee is not “loyal” to Trump’s political agenda. Given earlier reports, the AI in question is like xAi’s “Grok” AI system.
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns Reuters, 5/23/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization, Anti-Personnel |
6/20/25
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at DOGE
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at DOGE
| GSA Detailed To: DOGE Kyle Schutt 1/27/25-6/20/25 | |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
6/XX/25
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt leaves role at GSA
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt leaves role at GSA
| Appointed: | Kyle Schutt c.1/27/25-6/XX/25 |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25 |
| Note: | detailed to DOGE on 1/27, so either that day or earlier. |
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at DHS
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at DHS
| GSA Detailed To: DHS Kyle Schutt c.2/19/25-6/XX/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25 |
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt leaves role as Senior Advisor at CISA
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt leaves role as Senior Advisor at CISA
| : | Kyle Schutt 2/19/25-6/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor |
| Source: | DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25 |
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at HHS
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at HHS
| GSA? Detailed To: HHS Kyle Schutt 3/14/25-6/XX/25 | |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
7/08/25
Disruption:
Funds for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP) normally used for disaster relief are redirected to instead provide $608.4 million to ICE for the construction of an immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades. This amount is only slightly smaller than the entire 2025 budget for the program, which has only $83.5 million in reserve for this fiscal year. Possibly, DOGE aide Kyle Schutt might have assisted in finding money by deobligating other grants.
Disruption:
Funds for FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP) normally used for disaster relief are redirected to instead provide $608.4 million to ICE for the construction of an immigration detention camp in the Florida Everglades. This amount is only slightly smaller than the entire 2025 budget for the program, which has only $83.5 million in reserve for this fiscal year. Possibly, DOGE aide Kyle Schutt might have assisted in finding money by deobligating other grants.
| Person: | Kyle Schutt |
| Source: | 'Alligator Alcatraz' Already Ballooning Over $600 Million, Leaked Document Shows Dropsite News, 7/08/25 |
| Agency: | FEMA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
8/31/26
Appointed:
Kyle Schutt starts as Acting CIO at DHS.
Appointed:
Kyle Schutt starts as Acting CIO at DHS.
| Appointed: | Kyle Schutt 8/31/26 |
| Position Title: | Acting CIO |
| Source: | DHS names DOGE staffer as next CIO Federal News Network, 8/27/26 |