DOGE Track

Todd Newnam

Executive, age 42

One of the newer DOGE staffers who have been assigned to the IRS, Todd Newnam was the CEO of an IT Consulting firm located in South Carolina. Prior to that, he was associated with the Carlyle Group. His financial disclosure reveal that he also owns shares of Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, which is concerning form someone being given oversight powers at the IRS.

Positions

Position Notes
Treas.
Sources
Treas. 3/06/25 Senior Advisor (GS-15, $167,603)
Treas. IRS 4/XX/25-1/20/26 internal xfer Senior Advisor
IRS 1/20/26 promoted to Chief Financial Officer

Events

Date Event
4/11/25
Source
In a legal filing, the government describes the DOGE team at Treasury of consisting of six people, some previously unknown as DOGE associates.
 Gavin Kliger, Linda Whitridge, Ryan Wunderly, Sam Corcos, Todd Newnam, Tom Krause
5/26/25
Source
Judge Vargas, ruling in New York v. Donald Trump lifted restrictions on DOGE staff accessing Treasury systems, saying that the government had demonstrated it was following proper procedures.
1/20/26
Source
Acting IRS CEO Frank Bisignano announces a major shake-up for leadership at the IRS, which had already been struggling with vacancies after DOGE-driven reductions last year. Bisignano has announced he will be co-leading tax compliance at the agency. He also promoted DOGE team lead Tom Newnam to the role of Chief Financial Officer, giving him oversight over procurement, facilities and privacy at the agency.