Riccardo Biasini
Tech Industry Links: Tesla, Boring Co.
Riccardo Biasini is an executive and software engineer who has worked at both Tesla and the Boring Company, both of which are Musk-owned businesses. Since joining the DOGE staff at OPM on January 20th, he has largely been focused on personnel-related initiatives like modernizing an “AutoRIF” system for automating layoffs at agencies. As a software developer, he likely has been connected to other initiatives like the Fork in the Road or the Five Things emails, but he has kept a lower profile than other engineers.
Positions
Appointed:
1/20/25 [as OPM-02] Expert NTE 7/18/25, ED-00, excepted, volunteer «info for alias SSA-2, who I’ve identified as him»
Appointed:
1/20/25 [as OPM-02] Expert NTE 7/18/25, ED-00, excepted, volunteer «info for alias SSA-2, who I’ve identified as him»
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 2" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
Detailed To:
1/27/25 detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
1/27/25 detailed from OPM
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Events
1/20/25
Appointed:
Riccardo Biasini starts as Expert at OPM.
Appointed:
Riccardo Biasini starts as Expert at OPM.
| Appointed: | Riccardo Biasini 1/20/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 2" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Note: | info for alias SSA-2, who I've identified as him |
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Brian Bjelde, Gavin Kliger, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers Bloomberg, 5/02/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
1/27/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: DOGE Riccardo Biasini 1/27/25 | |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
System Access:
Charles Ezell sends an email to OPM IT staff stating that OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-04 (Edward Coristine), and OPM-06 (Nikhil Rajpal) “urgently” need access to several sensitive systems within the agency.
System Access:
Charles Ezell sends an email to OPM IT staff stating that OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-04 (Edward Coristine), and OPM-06 (Nikhil Rajpal) “urgently” need access to several sensitive systems within the agency.
| Person: | Charles Ezell, Edward Coristine, Nikhil Rajpal, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 121 Court Document, 6/09/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
1/28/25
:
Riccardo Biasini is granted basic access to 2 systems at OPM.
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Riccardo Biasini is granted basic access to 2 systems at OPM.
| System Access: | EHRI: Enterprise Human Resources Integration |
| : | unknown, 1/28/25-7/30/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | The Enterprise Human Resources Integration Data Warehouse (“EHRI”) collects human resources, payroll, and training data from several dozen sources outside of OPM, including other federal agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | github.opm.gov: OPM GitHub Organization |
| : | unknown, 1/28/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | A service owned by Microsoft for developers to run version control on their applications and back them up to shared repositories that can be used by other developers. Github is provided as both a hosted service (at github.com) or via versions that can be installed with agency data centers (aka GitHub Enterprise or GHE). Access to Github would be expected for developers, but doesn't necessarily mean the person is a coder. |
:
Riccardo Biasini is granted elevated access to 4 systems at OPM.
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Riccardo Biasini is granted elevated access to 4 systems at OPM.
| System Access: | Databricks |
| : | admin, 1/28/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | A hosted or self-hosted service that simplifies systems for processing big Data |
| System Access: | opm.gov: OPM Website |
| : | read-write, 1/28/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | The OPM website |
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | admin, 1/28/25-7/30/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | USA Staffing |
| : | admin, 1/28/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
System Access:
OPM grants OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-04 (Edward Coristine), and OPM-06 (Nikhil Rajpal) full administrative access to the systems USAJOBS, USA Staffing, USA Performance, eOPF, and EHRI. This access included “[c]ode read and write permissions.”
System Access:
OPM grants OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-04 (Edward Coristine), and OPM-06 (Nikhil Rajpal) full administrative access to the systems USAJOBS, USA Staffing, USA Performance, eOPF, and EHRI. This access included “[c]ode read and write permissions.”
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Nikhil Rajpal, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 121 Court Document, 6/09/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
Identification:
Wired Magazine provides an early listing of which Musk-affiliated DOGE staff now have positions at OPM.
Identification:
Wired Magazine provides an early listing of which Musk-affiliated DOGE staff now have positions at OPM.
| Question: | Fuzz: didn’t name Coristine or Bobba bc of their ages, but later confirmed as them |
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Edward Coristine, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management Wired Magazine, 1/28/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
1/31/25
| Person: | Amanda Scales, Charles Ezell, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Exclusive: Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems Reuters, 1/31/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
2/06/25
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 |
2/25/25
Report:
DOGE engineer Ricardo Biasini is reported to be working on updating an “AutoRIF” software package sourced from the Department of Defense that can be used to automate Reduction-in-Force (RIF) processes at federal agencies.
Report:
DOGE engineer Ricardo Biasini is reported to be working on updating an “AutoRIF” software package sourced from the Department of Defense that can be used to automate Reduction-in-Force (RIF) processes at federal agencies.
| Person: | Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers Wired Magazine, 2/25/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
2/27/25
| 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/XX/25
| Person: | Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers Wired Magazine, 5/22/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization, Anti-Personnel |
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 |
5/09/25
Disruption:
OPM is reportedly poised to launch a rebranded version of the formerly-named AutoRIF software for automating the process of designating staff for mass layoffs. It was modernized and given a web interface by DOGE engineer Riccardo Biasini.
Disruption:
OPM is reportedly poised to launch a rebranded version of the formerly-named AutoRIF software for automating the process of designating staff for mass layoffs. It was modernized and given a web interface by DOGE engineer Riccardo Biasini.
| Person: | Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Exclusive: DOGE-led software revamp to speed US job cuts even as Musk steps back Reuters, 5/08/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
7/30/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | EHRI: Enterprise Human Resources Integration |
| : | unknown, 1/28/25-7/30/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | The Enterprise Human Resources Integration Data Warehouse (“EHRI”) collects human resources, payroll, and training data from several dozen sources outside of OPM, including other federal agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | admin, 1/28/25-7/30/25 Riccardo Biasini |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
9/24/25
Disruption:
The Department of Interior is reportedly planning another round of layoffs for mid-October. This follows the loss of 7500 employees (nearly 11% of its workforce) already. The agency is reported to be using the AutoRIF software developed at OPM to run the process, and it is being run by Stephanie Holmes and Tyler Hassen, who did not leave the agency in August as previously reported.
Disruption:
The Department of Interior is reportedly planning another round of layoffs for mid-October. This follows the loss of 7500 employees (nearly 11% of its workforce) already. The agency is reported to be using the AutoRIF software developed at OPM to run the process, and it is being run by Stephanie Holmes and Tyler Hassen, who did not leave the agency in August as previously reported.
| Person: | Riccardo Biasini, Stephanie Holmes, Tyler Hassen |
| Source: | The Interior Department is taking steps to implement layoffs GovExec, 9/24/25 |
| Agency: | DOI |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
12/05/25
Identification:
A legal filing from the government states that only 5 DOGE staffers – OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger), OPM-10 (Austin Raynor) and OPM-18 (Noah Peters) – are still working at the agency. OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini) is reporting directly to Scott Kupor.
Identification:
A legal filing from the government states that only 5 DOGE staffers – OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger), OPM-10 (Austin Raynor) and OPM-18 (Noah Peters) – are still working at the agency. OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini) is reporting directly to Scott Kupor.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Austin Raynor, Gavin Kliger, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 163 Court Document, 12/05/25 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 164 Court Document, 12/05/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
Open Questions
- The appointment for Riccardo Biasini at OPM was not to exceed 2025-07-18. Has he left DOGE or was he given a new position/appointment with a longer NTE date?