Stephen Duarte
Tech Industry Links: SpaceX
Exited govt: 3/05/25 (verified)
Like three other new DOGE staffers who started early t OPM, Stephen Duarte was previously a HR specialist at SpaceX. He reportedly has worked closely with Brian Bjelde.
Positions
Appointed:
2/03/25-3/05/25 [as OPM-15] Expert ED-00, excepted, volunteer «Likely 1 of 3 unidentified OPM aliases who started in Feb and left in March 2025»
Offboarding:
Left govt 3/05/25 (verified)
Appointed:
2/03/25-3/05/25 [as OPM-15] Expert ED-00, excepted, volunteer «Likely 1 of 3 unidentified OPM aliases who started in Feb and left in March 2025»
Offboarding:
Left govt 3/05/25 (verified)
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
Events
2/03/25
Appointed:
Stephen Duarte starts as Expert at OPM.
Appointed:
Stephen Duarte starts as Expert at OPM.
| Appointed: | Stephen Duarte 2/03/25-3/05/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Note: | Likely 1 of 3 unidentified OPM aliases who started in Feb and left in March 2025 |
Onboarding:
Several more DOGE staffers (Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski) start working at OPM. All of them come from HR backgrounds in Musk-affiliated companies.
Onboarding:
Several more DOGE staffers (Stephen Duarte, Christina Hanna, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski) start working at OPM. All of them come from HR backgrounds in Musk-affiliated companies.
| Person: | Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Christina Hanna, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers Bloomberg, 5/02/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
2/07/25
:
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| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25 Stephen Duarte |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
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 |
3/05/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Appointed: | Stephen Duarte 2/03/25-3/05/25 |
| Position Title: | Expert, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | Volunteer |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Note: | Likely 1 of 3 unidentified OPM aliases who started in Feb and left in March 2025 |
Offboarding:
Three early DOGE staffers – OPM-11 (Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski), OPM-12 (Christina Hanna) and OPM-15 (Stephen Duarte) – leave their positions at OPM and presumably government service.
Offboarding:
Three early DOGE staffers – OPM-11 (Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski), OPM-12 (Christina Hanna) and OPM-15 (Stephen Duarte) – leave their positions at OPM and presumably government service.
| Question: | Fuzz: I’m pretty sure this is Christina Hanna, Stephen Hanna and Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, but not sure which is which alias |
| Person: | Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Christina Hanna, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 163 Court Document, 12/05/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
6/24/25
Identification:
In a status report for AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, the government reports that multiple DOGE staff at OPM have left the government by this date. Of course, their actual departure dates might be earlier, but it’s a direct acknowledgment of multiple staff departures in the preceding months.
Identification:
In a status report for AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, the government reports that multiple DOGE staff at OPM have left the government by this date. Of course, their actual departure dates might be earlier, but it’s a direct acknowledgment of multiple staff departures in the preceding months.
| Person: | Anthony Armstrong, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Chris Young, Christina Hanna, Christopher Stanley, Jacob Altik, Justin Monroe, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 138 Court Document, 6/27/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |