Kyle Schutt

Coder, age 37
Exited govt: 6/XX/25 (self-reported)
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.

Positions

Detailed To:
1/27/25-6/20/25 detailed from GSA
Offboarding:
detail ended 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
Appointed:
c.2/18/25-6/XX/25 GS-15/10, $195,200
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/XX/25 (self-reported)
Source: LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, 
Source: Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25
Detailed To:
c.2/19/25 detailed from GSA
Source: DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency Wired Magazine, 2/19/25
Detailed To:
3/14/25 likely detailed from GSA
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.”
1/27/25
Detailed To:
Kyle Schutt detailed from GSA to DOGE
2/10/25
:
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.
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.
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.
Person: Kyle Schutt
Source: Tweet by Sam Curry X.com, 2/12/25
Agency: DOGE
c.2/18/25
Appointed:
Kyle Schutt starts at GSA.
Appointed: Kyle Schutt c.2/18/25-6/XX/25
Salary: $195,200
Source: LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, 
Source: Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25
2/19/25
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:
Kyle Schutt detailed from GSA to DHS
GSA Detailed To: DHS Kyle Schutt c.2/19/25
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.
3/14/25
Detailed To:
Kyle Schutt detailed from GSA to HHS
GSA? Detailed To: HHS Kyle Schutt 3/14/25
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.
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.
3/21/25
:
Kyle Schutt is granted basic access to UAC Portal at HHS.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
6/20/25
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt ends detailed position at DOGE
6/XX/25
Offboarding:
Kyle Schutt leaves role at GSA (exits govt. service)
Appointed: Kyle Schutt c.2/18/25-6/XX/25
Salary: $195,200
Source: LinkedIn profile for Kyle Schutt LinkedIn, 
Source: Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries Wired Magazine, 3/04/25
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.