Samuel Berry
He was named as a member of the DOGE team at USDA in response to a FOIA request from American Oversight. Based on a name and image match from the USDA Flickr account of him being sworn in, he seems to be a software developer and founder of a small web company Ten Five Engineering.
Positions
Appointed:
4/06/25 Special Advisor NTE 4/06/26, EF, $170,000
Converted to Permanent Position:
5/19/25-9/12/25 converted to permanent position Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency $170,000
Promotion:
9/12/25 promoted to Chief Information Officer
Appointed:
4/06/25 Special Advisor NTE 4/06/26, EF, $170,000
Converted to Permanent Position:
5/19/25-9/12/25 converted to permanent position Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency $170,000
Promotion:
9/12/25 promoted to Chief Information Officer
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
| Source: | FOIA response from USDA about DOGE staff at the agency Document Cloud, 3/17/26 |
| Source: | FOIA response from USDA about DOGE staff at the agency Document Cloud, 3/17/26 |
| Source: | USDA Flickr stream Flickr, 5/19/25 |
| Source: | Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO NextGov, 9/12/25 |
Events
4/06/25
Appointed:
Samuel Berry starts as Special Advisor at USDA.
Appointed:
Samuel Berry starts as Special Advisor at USDA.
| Appointed: | Samuel Berry 4/06/25 |
| Position Title: | Special Advisor |
| Salary: | $170,000 |
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
| Source: | FOIA response from USDA about DOGE staff at the agency Document Cloud, 3/17/26 |
4/10/25
Identification:
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
Identification:
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
| Person: | Daniel Abrahamson, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lichtman, Jordan Wick, Michael Cole, Samuel Berry, Timothy Ronan |
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
5/19/25
Converted to Permanent Position:
Samuel Berry converted to permanent paid position as Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency at USDA
Converted to Permanent Position:
Samuel Berry converted to permanent paid position as Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency at USDA
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Samuel Berry 5/19/25-9/12/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency, Office of the Chief Information Officer |
| Salary: | $170,000 |
| Source: | FOIA response from USDA about DOGE staff at the agency Document Cloud, 3/17/26 |
| Source: | USDA Flickr stream Flickr, 5/19/25 |
9/12/25
Promotion:
Samuel Berry promoted to Chief Information Officer at USDA
Promotion:
Samuel Berry promoted to Chief Information Officer at USDA
| Promotion: | Samuel Berry 9/12/25 |
| Position Title: | Chief Information Officer |
| Source: | Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO NextGov, 9/12/25 |
Official Action:
In an email to all staff, USDA announces that the existing Chief Information Officer for the agency will now be moved to a new role named Chief Innovation Officer and that DOGE team member Samuel Berry will be the next CIO for the agency.
Official Action:
In an email to all staff, USDA announces that the existing Chief Information Officer for the agency will now be moved to a new role named Chief Innovation Officer and that DOGE team member Samuel Berry will be the next CIO for the agency.
| Person: | Samuel Berry |
| Source: | Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO NextGov, 9/12/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |