DOGE Track

Stephen Ehikian

Executive, age 43
Exited govt: 9/03/25 (reported)

Stephen Ehikian is an executive from Silicon Valley, like so many of the DOGE leaders. His specific background involves stints at Salesforce and an AI-related startup. Since starting at GSA, he has been a prime supporter of DOGE’s various efforts both within the agency (staffing up a team of wreckers, cancelling building leases) as well as ways in which GSA’s central role can affect the wider government (canceling purchase cards, controlling shared services). He also has been a vocal booster to roll out an AI-based tool named GSAi to the whole workforce, despite it demonstrating lackluster results in pilot tests.

Positions

Position Notes
GSA
Sources
GSA 1/20/25-7/21/25 Acting Administrator
GSA 7/21/25-9/03/25 demoted to Deputy Administrator «Had been in the Deputy Administrator role since 1/20 but serving as Acting Administrator»
resigned from agency 9/03/25

Events

Date Event
1/20/25
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Stephen Ehikian is sworn in as the Acting Administrator of the GSA. This move allows the administration to avoid a confirmation process for the role.
1/30/25
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Elon Musk reportedly visits GSA to meet with staff, several of whom are identified from their appearances in the internal directory for the agency. These include Steve Davis, Nicole Hollander, Thomas Shedd, Stephen Ehikian and Luke Farritor.
 Elon Musk, Luke Farritor, Nicole Hollander, Stephen Ehikian, Steve Davis, Thomas Shedd
3/20/25
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Stephen Ehikian claims during an all-hands meeting that there is nobody from DOGE working at the agency. This is met with widespread ridicule by staff who know about the secured DOGE floor.
3/25/25
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Nate Cavanaugh contacts the administrator of the GSA to propose transferring the USIP building to them, arguing that USIP won’t need a building because the statute doesn’t mandate it should have one or the staffing to fill it.
 Nate Cavanaugh, Stephen Ehikian
4/08/25
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A partial copy of the GSA’s A-Suite access list includes multiple DOGE personnel who are listed as based in GSA.
 Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Nate Cavanaugh, Stephen Ehikian, Steve Davis
6/03/25
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Steve Davis walked into DOGE’s weekly meeting at the GSA, asserting he was still in charge even though he was no longer a government employee. The acting director of the GSA, Stephen Ehikian, reportedly responded “Steve Davis remains in charge until he says he’s not” to DOGE members confused by this turn of events.
 Stephen Ehikian, Steve Davis
c.6/05/25
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Concerned by people questioning his continued authority, Steve Davis reportedly taps Anthony Armstrong, Josh Gruenbaum and Stephen Ehikian to assess the loyalty of DOGE staffers and assert they are the leadership of DOGE now, acting under the authority of JD Vance and Susie Wiles in the White House. This is a bluff, and staffers in the White House counter that their authority is only within GSA itself.
6/05/25
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Despite having left DOGE a week prior, Steve Davis reportedly holds a meeting with DOGE staff hosted on the sixth floor of the GSA headquarters. At the meeting, he reportedly proposes a “DOGE 2.0” which would be more collaborative with agency heads.
7/21/25
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In a move that is seen as reprisal for GSA leadership’s support of Steve Davis attempt to continue running DOGE after he left, the Trump White House names Mike Rigas as the new acting administrator of GSA. This demotes Stephen Ehikian to his role as Deputy Administrator of GSA only.
7/31/25
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After removing Stephen Ehikian as the acting director of GSA, the White House has reportedly detailed nine other staffers to the agency to speed a “de-Muskification” of the agency. This is possibly also related to the GSA supporting Steve Davis over the White House in his attempt to keep running DOGE even after he had left. Josh Gruenbaum is named as being in their good graces still.
9/03/25
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Stephen Ehikian sends an email to GSA staff announcing that he is “transitioning out” of the Deputy Administrator role after an AI startup announces that he is its new CEO. It’s unclear when his actual last date at the agency will be or how he can be working for a private entity and the GSA during this transition.