Tom Krause
Exited govt: 6/06/25 (reported)
Tom Krause is the CEO of Cloud Software Group, which sells the Citrix tool used for remote desktops in enterprise environments. He has been involved with DOGE’s attempts to control all payments flowing through the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) department in the US Treasury. Due to ethics concerns, he onboarded as a volunteer part-time consultant, but in mid-February he was converted to a Schedule C appointment on the GS-15 payscale, which could mean he is being paid up to $195,200 a year.
Positions
Appointed:
1/23/25-2/12/25 consultant Senior Advisor for Technology and Modernization SGE, NTE 4/10/25, volunteer
Converted to Permanent Position:
2/13/25-6/06/25 converted to permanent position SGE, NTE 7/03/25, $167,603
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (reported)
Appointed:
1/23/25-2/12/25 consultant Senior Advisor for Technology and Modernization SGE, NTE 4/10/25, volunteer
Converted to Permanent Position:
2/13/25-6/06/25 converted to permanent position SGE, NTE 7/03/25, $167,603
Offboarding:
Left govt 6/06/25 (reported)
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding Documentation for Thomas Kraus Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
Events
1/08/25
Official Action:
The leader of the Trump transition team for the Treasury Department sends an email requesting that Thomas Krause be incuded on the “day 1 team, to lead on Fiscal Services modernization efforts.”
Official Action:
The leader of the Trump transition team for the Treasury Department sends an email requesting that Thomas Krause be incuded on the “day 1 team, to lead on Fiscal Services modernization efforts.”
| Person: | Tom Krause |
| Source: | Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, doc 48-1 Court Document, 3/14/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
1/23/25
Appointed:
Tom Krause starts as Senior Advisor for Technology and Modernization at Treas..
Appointed:
Tom Krause starts as Senior Advisor for Technology and Modernization at Treas..
| : | Tom Krause 1/23/25-2/12/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor for Technology and Modernization, Office of the Chief of Staff |
| Salary: | Volunteer (SGE) |
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding Documentation for Thomas Kraus Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
2/04/25
Oversight:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent writes a letter to Congress about Tom Krause having read-only access but doesn’t mention Marko Elez in his letter.
Oversight:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent writes a letter to Congress about Tom Krause having read-only access but doesn’t mention Marko Elez in his letter.
| Person: | Tom Krause |
| Source: | Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’ Wired Magazine, 3/13/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
2/06/25
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Brian Bjelde, Emily Bryant, Jim Hickey, Katrine Trampe, Michael Cole, Michael Grimes, Michael Mirski, Riley Sennott, Scott Coulter, Scott Langmack, Stephen Ehikian, Tarak Makecha, Tom Krause |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | Commerce, DOGE, DOI, DOL, GSA, HUD, NASA, OPM, Treas., USDA |
2/13/25
Converted to Permanent Position:
Tom Krause converted to permanent paid position at Treas.
Converted to Permanent Position:
Tom Krause converted to permanent paid position at Treas.
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Tom Krause 2/13/25-6/06/25 |
| Salary: | $167,603 (SGE) |
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
2/22/25
Interagency Coordination:
The Acting Director of ICE, Caleb Vitello, sends an email to a collection of DOGE staff at the IRS and Treasury requesting that the IRS should provide personal information on approximately 700,000 individuals, including their addresses, phone numbers, employers and addresses and SSN or TIN. The message is addressed to Tom Krause at Treasury and Gavin Kliger at IRS, but it also is cc’ed to Aram Moghaddassi at the Department of Labor and Luke Farritor at HHS (it’s unclear if they are representing those agencies or just using those emails but are representing DOGE)
Interagency Coordination:
The Acting Director of ICE, Caleb Vitello, sends an email to a collection of DOGE staff at the IRS and Treasury requesting that the IRS should provide personal information on approximately 700,000 individuals, including their addresses, phone numbers, employers and addresses and SSN or TIN. The message is addressed to Tom Krause at Treasury and Gavin Kliger at IRS, but it also is cc’ed to Aram Moghaddassi at the Department of Labor and Luke Farritor at HHS (it’s unclear if they are representing those agencies or just using those emails but are representing DOGE)
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor, Tom Krause |
| Source: | Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS, document 48-3 Court Document, 10/29/25 |
| Agency: | DOL, HHS, IRS, Treas. |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/24/25
Legal:
Ruling in American Federation of Teachers et al v. Bessent et al, Judge Boardman issues a preliminary injunction against DOGE access to internal systems at the Departoment of the Treasury where the justification for access was “the DOGE agenda” (i.e., all of them)
Legal:
Ruling in American Federation of Teachers et al v. Bessent et al, Judge Boardman issues a preliminary injunction against DOGE access to internal systems at the Departoment of the Treasury where the justification for access was “the DOGE agenda” (i.e., all of them)
| Person: | Ryan Wunderly, Tom Krause |
| Source: | American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, doc 69 Court Document, 3/24/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
4/11/25
Identification:
In a legal filing, the government describes the DOGE team at Treasury of consisting of six people, some previously unknown as DOGE associates.
Identification:
In a legal filing, the government describes the DOGE team at Treasury of consisting of six people, some previously unknown as DOGE associates.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Linda Whitridge, Ryan Wunderly, Sam Corcos, Todd Newnam, Tom Krause |
| Source: | Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, doc 61-2 Court Document, 4/11/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
5/26/25
Legal:
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.
Legal:
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.
| Person: | Linda Whitridge, Ryan Wunderly, Sam Corcos, Todd Newnam, Tom Krause |
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 156 Court Document, 5/27/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
6/06/25
Offboarding:
Offboarding:
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Tom Krause 2/13/25-6/06/25 |
| Salary: | $167,603 (SGE) |
| Source: | State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, doc 147 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 1/09/26 |
Offboarding:
Tom Krause resigns his position at Treasury and exits government service, according to an email that he sent to employees at the Cloud Software Group, the company which he was simultaneously running. He departed Treasury a month before his SGE status would have required him to leave.
Offboarding:
Tom Krause resigns his position at Treasury and exits government service, according to an email that he sent to employees at the Cloud Software Group, the company which he was simultaneously running. He departed Treasury a month before his SGE status would have required him to leave.
| Person: | Tom Krause |
| Source: | Citrix Parent CEO Krause Leaves DOGE, US Treasury Posts CRN, 6/16/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |