The Devils in the Details

Rather than hiring staff at specific agencies, DOGE has exploited a mechanism for sharing staff from one agency to another as the means to place its teams within multiple agencies quickly. Known as a “detail,” this interagency transfer is formally defined through a legal document called a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which lays out the conditions of the detail assignment:

The start date and not-to-exceed (NTE) date for the detailing arrangement
The names or just what type of staffers are being detailed
Who will be managing them in the host agency
If the host agency will be reimbursing the lending agency for their labor
Signatories for both agencies agreeing to the detail arrangement

Detailing arrangements are relatively common in the government and can be a highly convenient way to reallocate resources or share knowledge across multiple agencies. They also are how the US Digital Service would embed its own staff within agencies, and DOGE simply appropriated that mechanism for its own ends. What DOGE has done that is unusual is to detail staff to many different agencies simultaneously, with staff sometimes juggling 5 or more simultaneous detailing assignments. For instance, sources described Gavin Kliger pulling 5 laptops out of his bag (one for each agency he was detailed to) when at an early meeting with the IRS. This is very much not normal, and it is likely that DOGE took this approach to both spread out its limited staff and cover its tracks.

As the table below shows, there are still many details we don’t know about DOGE’s details (sorry, I had to do it!). Only a few of the relevant MOUs have been made public through FOIA or court filings, but many of the detailing arrangements listed below are inferred rather than verified. We also don’t yet know if serial details were also done from the home base or if an agency could detail its detailees onwards to other agencies. Also, while many details were not reimbursed, there are some cases where the host agency would pay for the DOGE staffer for reasons that aren’t necessarily clear. Team selection is also a black box. Of course, there will be answers to many of these questions in time, but for now we have to make sense the best we can of a deliberately murky situation.

Agency	Name	Dates	Notes
GSA HHS 1/21/25 –	Luke Farritor	1/21/25 –
GSA OPM 1/24/25 –	Edward Coristine no MOU to confirm and SF-50 is for GSA, but I think he was detailed from GSA to OPM on this date based on appointment affadavit	1/24/25 –	no MOU to confirm and SF-50 is for GSA, but I think he was detailed from GSA to OPM on this date based on appointment affadavit
GSA? USAID 1/27/25 –	Edward Coristine Date at USAID reported by NYT	1/27/25 –	Date at USAID reported by NYT
OPM? USAID 1/27/25 – bef. 7/XX/25	Clayton Cromer NYT links to USAID, but need to find public reports of this	1/27/25 – exit 7/XX/25	NYT links to USAID, but need to find public reports of this
GSA USAID 1/27/25 –	Luke Farritor	1/27/25 –
OPM USAID 1/27/25 –	Gavin Kliger	1/27/25 –
GSA USAID 1/27/25 – 3/18/25	Jeremy Lewin MOU	1/27/25 – 3/18/25	MOU
DOGE Ed. 1/28/25 – 8/XX/25	Adam Ramada	1/28/25 – 8/XX/25
OPM USDA 1/29/25 –	Gavin Kliger	1/29/25 –
OPM? FBI 1/29/25 –	Justin Monroe	1/29/25 –
DOGE HHS 2/XX/25 – 3/04/25	Brad Smith detail started before 2/13	2/XX/25 – 3/04/25	detail started before 2/13
OPM Ed. 2/03/25 – NTE 2/12/26	Akash Bobba MOU	2/03/25 – NTE 2/12/26	MOU
OPM SSA 2/03/25 –	Akash Bobba MOU	2/03/25 –	MOU
GSA? SBA 2/03/25 –	Edward Coristine guessing detail date from system access request	2/03/25 –	guessing detail date from system access request
GSA? SBA 2/03/25 –	Donald Park guessing detail start from system access	2/03/25 –	guessing detail start from system access
GSA? DHS c.2/04/25 –	Edward Coristine Date unverified, but assuming predates sighting at FEMA	c.2/04/25 –	Date unverified, but assuming predates sighting at FEMA
GSA? DOE c.2/04/25 –	Luke Farritor	c.2/04/25 –
DOGE EPA 2/04/25 – 6/XX/25	Cole Killian assuming detail from DOGE, reported 9/25 not at EPA, but assuming left around Loving exit	2/04/25 – 6/XX/25	assuming detail from DOGE, reported 9/25 not at EPA, but assuming left around Loving exit
OPM? NOAA 2/04/25 –	Nikhil Rajpal	2/04/25 –
DOGE? DOE c.2/04/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Adam Ramada	c.2/04/25 – exit 8/XX/25
DOGE Ed. 2/05/25 –	Alexandra Beynon info from a govt legal filing	2/05/25 –	info from a govt legal filing
DOGE DOL 2/05/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Adam Ramada	2/05/25 – exit 8/XX/25
GSA CFPB 2/07/25 – 3/04/25	Luke Farritor	2/07/25 – 3/04/25
OPM CFPB 2/07/25 – 5/08/25	Gavin Kliger	2/07/25 – 5/08/25
GSA CFPB 2/07/25 –	Jeremy Lewin	2/07/25 –
OPM CFPB 2/07/25 – 3/21/25	Nikhil Rajpal	2/07/25 – 3/21/25
DOGE CFPB 2/07/25 – 3/04/25	Jordan Wick detail ended because he became a full-time CFPB employee on 3/5	2/07/25 – 3/04/25	detail ended because he became a full-time CFPB employee on 3/5
OPM CFPB 2/07/25 – 6/XX/25	Chris Young Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee	2/07/25 – 6/XX/25	Identified as OPM-14; govt testified on 6/27 no longer a govt employee
GSA State 2/10/25 –	Edward Coristine	2/10/25 –
GSA? State 2/10/25 –	Luke Farritor info reported by news source	2/10/25 –	info reported by news source
GSA? EPA 2/12/25 – 6/XX/25	Erica Jehling Reported 9/25 had left agency, assuming around/near Loving exit	2/12/25 – 6/XX/25	Reported 9/25 had left agency, assuming around/near Loving exit
GSA Ed. 2/12/25 – NTE 2/26/26	Ethan Shaotran MOU	2/12/25 – NTE 2/26/26	MOU
GSA DOL c.2/13/25 –	Derek Geissler	c.2/13/25 –
DOGE DOL c.2/13/25 –	Cole Killian	c.2/13/25 –
DOGE DOL c.2/13/25 –	Jordan Wick	c.2/13/25 –
DOGE HHS 2/XX/25 –	Amy Gleason assuming a detail from DOGE to HHS	2/XX/25 –	assuming a detail from DOGE to HHS
NASA SSA 2/18/25 – 3/23/25	Scott Coulter MOU	2/18/25 – 3/23/25	MOU
DOL SSA 2/18/25 –	Marko Elez MOU MOU signed by Mike Russo, was this followed by being hired at SSA	2/18/25 –	MOU MOU signed by Mike Russo, was this followed by being hired at SSA
DOGE SSA 2/18/25 – NTE 7/04/26	Cole Killian limited onboarding docs, court docs about them	2/18/25 – NTE 7/04/26	limited onboarding docs, court docs about them
GSA SSA 2/18/25 – NTE 2/26/26	Ethan Shaotran MOU	2/18/25 – NTE 2/26/26	MOU
OPM IRS 2/19/25 – 4/17/25	Gavin Kliger MOU	2/19/25 – 4/17/25	MOU
GSA DHS c.2/19/25 – bef. 6/XX/25	Kyle Schutt	c.2/19/25 – exit 6/XX/25
DHS CISA 2/19/25 – bef. 6/XX/25	Kyle Schutt	2/19/25 – exit 6/XX/25
DOGE? EPA 2/XX/25 –	Carl Coe Carl Coe, who currently leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at DOE	2/XX/25 –	Carl Coe, who currently leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at DOE
GSA Ed. 2/20/25 –	Edward Coristine	2/20/25 –
Ed. HHS 2/20/25 –	Conor Fennessy	2/20/25 –
GSA USADF 2/20/25 – NTE 7/04/26	Ethan Shaotran MOU	2/20/25 – NTE 7/04/26	MOU
DOGE Ed. 2/20/25 –	Jordan Wick	2/20/25 –
OPM? USADF 2/21/25 – bef. 6/27/25	Jacob Altik info in govt legal declation	2/21/25 – exit 6/27/25	info in govt legal declation
GSA? USADF 2/21/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh verified via court filing	2/21/25 – exit 8/06/25	verified via court filing
GSA? HHS 2/21/25 –	Jeremy Lewin	2/21/25 –
DOL SSA 2/22/25 –	Aram Moghaddassi MOU MOU signed by Mike Russo, was this followed by being hired at SSA	2/22/25 –	MOU MOU signed by Mike Russo, was this followed by being hired at SSA
DOGE DOI 2/24/25 – c.9/29/25	Stephanie Holmes reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; but still at DOI in Sept; new Chief HCO appointed 9/29	2/24/25 – c.9/29/25	reported on 7/29 as leaving DOI; but still at DOI in Sept; new Chief HCO appointed 9/29
OPM SSA 2/26/25 – NTE 2/26/26	Nikhil Rajpal MOU	2/26/25 – NTE 2/26/26	MOU
GSA IAF 2/28/25 – 4/04/25	Nate Cavanaugh agency contact was earlier, but assuming MOU signed when Marocco seized power	2/28/25 – 4/04/25	agency contact was earlier, but assuming MOU signed when Marocco seized power
GSA IAF 2/28/25 – 4/04/25	Ethan Shaotran agency contact was earlier, but assuming MOU signed when Marocco seized power	2/28/25 – 4/04/25	agency contact was earlier, but assuming MOU signed when Marocco seized power
OPM USAGM c.3/01/25 –	Gavin Kliger detail in court doc, date from Kliger spotted at VOA around start of March	c.3/01/25 –	detail in court doc, date from Kliger spotted at VOA around start of March
OPM? USAGM c.3/01/25 – bef. 7/XX/25	Tarak Makecha Date unknown, but assuming with Kliger who was at USAGM in early March	c.3/01/25 – exit 7/XX/25	Date unknown, but assuming with Kliger who was at USAGM in early March
GSA? USIP 3/04/25 – 3/24/25	Nate Cavanaugh verified via court filing	3/04/25 – 3/24/25	verified via court filing
VA? DOD 3/04/25 – 4/24/25	Justin Fulcher no info, but assuming detailed from VA	3/04/25 – 4/24/25	no info, but assuming detailed from VA
GSA? HHS 3/05/25 –	Edward Coristine Date verified in court document, assuming detail from GSA	3/05/25 –	Date verified in court document, assuming detail from GSA
DOL HHS 3/05/25 –	Marko Elez date/source in court filing	3/05/25 –	date/source in court filing
DOL HHS 3/05/25 –	Aram Moghaddassi	3/05/25 –
GSA USPS 3/07/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Alexander Simonpour MOU	3/07/25 – exit 8/XX/25	MOU
GSA USPS 3/12/25 – NTE 6/15/25	Ethan Shaotran MOU	3/12/25 – NTE 6/15/25	MOU
GSA? NEH c.3/13/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Verified via court filing	c.3/13/25 – exit 8/06/25	Verified via court filing
GSA? NEH c.3/13/25 –	Justin Fox	c.3/13/25 –
GSA? HHS 3/14/25 – bef. 6/XX/25	Kyle Schutt	3/14/25 – exit 6/XX/25
GSA? NASA c.3/14/25 –	Riley Sennott	c.3/14/25 –
GSA? NASA 3/14/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Alexander Simonpour	3/14/25 – exit 8/XX/25
GSA DOL 3/XX/25 – 8/XX/25	Bridget Youngs From her LinkedIn: “Lead agency actions resulting in over $5 billion in taxpayer savings, re-industrialization workforce initiatives, deregulation, and platform modernization for Federal unemployment and workforce visas” but described elsewhere as from GSA, so assuming detail	3/XX/25 – 8/XX/25	From her LinkedIn: “Lead agency actions resulting in over $5 billion in taxpayer savings, re-industrialization workforce initiatives, deregulation, and platform modernization for Federal unemployment and workforce visas” but described elsewhere as from GSA, so assuming detail
DOGE FCC 3/18/25 – bef. 6/27/25	Jacob Altik	3/18/25 – exit 6/27/25
OPM FCC 3/18/25 – bef. 7/XX/25	Tarak Makecha listed self as detailing from OPM	3/18/25 – exit 7/XX/25	listed self as detailing from OPM
DOGE FCC 3/18/25 –	Jordan Wick MOU MOU for detail says from DOGE to FCC, but the text says he is also detailed from OPM which will bill for his services. Despite being a CFPB staffer, they reportedly have no information about his work for the FCC	3/18/25 –	MOU MOU for detail says from DOGE to FCC, but the text says he is also detailed from OPM which will bill for his services. Despite being a CFPB staffer, they reportedly have no information about his work for the FCC
GSA? MCC 3/22/25? – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Linked to MCC by NPR, start date guessed from disruption there	3/22/25? – exit 8/06/25	Linked to MCC by NPR, start date guessed from disruption there
GSA? MCC 3/22/25? –	Justin Fox Linked to MCC by NPR, start date guessed from disruption there	3/22/25? –	Linked to MCC by NPR, start date guessed from disruption there
DOGE USDA 3/26/25 – NTE 7/24/25	Jordan Wick MOU MOU signed by Amy Gleason for DOGE. Date is after he was hired at CFPB.	3/26/25 – NTE 7/24/25	MOU MOU signed by Amy Gleason for DOGE. Date is after he was hired at CFPB.
GSA? FTC c.3/28/25 –	Emily Bryant limited info, 2025-04-04 report stated she started “last week”	c.3/28/25 –	limited info, 2025-04-04 report stated she started “last week”
OPM? FTC c.3/28/25 –	Gavin Kliger	c.3/28/25 –
OPM FBI c.3/30/25 – bef. 7/XX/25	Tarak Makecha	c.3/30/25 – exit 7/XX/25
GSA? IMLS 3/31/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Based on initial reports	3/31/25 – exit 8/06/25	Based on initial reports
GSA? WWICS 3/31/25 –	Justin Fox Linked to WWICS by NPR, date is first DOGE sighting at agency	3/31/25 –	Linked to WWICS by NPR, date is first DOGE sighting at agency
IMLS 3/31/25 –	Gavin Hamrick	3/31/25 –
OPM? DOJ c.4/02/25 – bef. 6/XX/25	Christopher Stanley	c.4/02/25 – exit 6/XX/25
DOL Peace 4/04/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Bridget Youngs unknown who this is and if sent to other agencies	4/04/25 – exit 8/XX/25	unknown who this is and if sent to other agencies
GSA Commerce c.4/09/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Senate Democrats note that Cavanaugh has a commerce email address. Guessing date is around detail to MBDA.	c.4/09/25 – exit 8/06/25	Senate Democrats note that Cavanaugh has a commerce email address. Guessing date is around detail to MBDA.
GSA MBDA c.4/09/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh inferred from disruptions at MBDA starting	c.4/09/25 – exit 8/06/25	inferred from disruptions at MBDA starting
Ed. Treas. 4/09/25 – bef. 8/04/25	Brooks Morgan MOU	4/09/25 – exit 8/04/25	MOU
Ed. Treas. 4/09/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Adam Ramada MOU Was he detailed from Education after detailed from DOGE? Or has he been hired by Education since?	4/09/25 – exit 8/XX/25	MOU Was he detailed from Education after detailed from DOGE? Or has he been hired by Education since?
OPM? FDIC 4/10/25 – bef. c.10/07/25	Anthony Armstrong reported by media	4/10/25 – exit c.10/07/25	reported by media
Ed.? FDIC 4/10/25 – bef. 8/04/25	Brooks Morgan	4/10/25 – exit 8/04/25
DOGE? FDIC 4/10/25 – bef. 8/XX/25	Adam Ramada	4/10/25 – exit 8/XX/25
GSA? NSF 4/14/25 –	Luke Farritor arrived at agency to do secondary round of grant reviews with other DOGE staff at HHS.	4/14/25 –	arrived at agency to do secondary round of grant reviews with other DOGE staff at HHS.
HHS? NSF 4/14/25 –	Rachel Riley	4/14/25 –
HHS NSF 4/14/25 –	Zach Terrell	4/14/25 –
SSA DOJ 4/15/25 –	Jon Koval assuming detail from SSA	4/15/25 –	assuming detail from SSA
SSA? DOJ 4/15/25 – bef. 7/XX/25	Payton Rehling	4/15/25 – exit 7/XX/25
GSA? NLRB 4/16/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Spotted by media	4/16/25 – exit 8/06/25	Spotted by media
DOGE USDA 4/16/25 – NTE 8/14/25	Joshua Fox	4/16/25 – NTE 8/14/25
GSA? NLRB 4/16/25 –	Justin Fox	4/16/25 –
OPM DHS 4/XX/25 –	Allan Mangaser Based on reports talked to TSA and CISA, assuming detail to DHS	4/XX/25 –	Based on reports talked to TSA and CISA, assuming detail to DHS
DOGE DOJ 4/21/25 –	Adam Hoffman	4/21/25 –
GSA VA c.4/25/25 –	Dave Malcher	c.4/25/25 –
GSA? DFC 4/28/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Spotted by media	4/28/25 – exit 8/06/25	Spotted by media
GSA? DFC 4/28/25 –	Jonathan Mendelson	4/28/25 –
GSA? DFC 4/28/25 –	Ethan Shaotran	4/28/25 –
GSA DFC 4/28/25 – bef. 9/XX/25	Marshall Wood	4/28/25 – exit 9/XX/25
SSA USDA 4/29/25 – NTE 8/27/25	Akash Bobba	4/29/25 – NTE 8/27/25
Ed.? DOI 5/01/25? –	Conor Fennessy Guessed because created a spreadsheet at DOI on grant cancellations around 5/07	5/01/25? –	Guessed because created a spreadsheet at DOI on grant cancellations around 5/07
GSA DOL c.5/09/25 –	Luke Farritor Wired Magazine reported in June was detailed to DOL, but calendar reports meeting about DOL grants on 5/09, so guessing detailed around then.	c.5/09/25 –	Wired Magazine reported in June was detailed to DOL, but calendar reports meeting about DOL grants on 5/09, so guessing detailed around then.
GSA? SEC c.5/02/25 – 10/31/25	Jonathan Mendelson title sourced from ProPublica, reportedly not seen at agency for last few months of official station	c.5/02/25 – 10/31/25	title sourced from ProPublica, reportedly not seen at agency for last few months of official station
GSA? EXIM 5/14/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Reported by media	5/14/25 – exit 8/06/25	Reported by media
GSA? EXIM 5/14/25 –	Donald Park	5/14/25 –
Ed. USDA 5/15/25 – NTE 9/12/25	Conor Fennessy	5/15/25 – NTE 9/12/25
GSA? HHS 5/XX/25 – 6/07/25	Ryan Shea ProPublica reports he was working on HHS projects, assuming detail from GSA	5/XX/25 – 6/07/25	ProPublica reports he was working on HHS projects, assuming detail from GSA
GSA? MSPB 5/21/25 – bef. 8/06/25	Nate Cavanaugh Email cited mentioned he was from DOGE, but assuming detail from GSA	5/21/25 – exit 8/06/25	Email cited mentioned he was from DOGE, but assuming detail from GSA
DOE NRC 7/11/25? –	Adam Blake In charge of implementing EO 14300	7/11/25? –	In charge of implementing EO 14300
GSA HHS 7/XX/25 –	Alexander Tullman	7/XX/25 –
No Start Date Known
GSA? SBA	Boris Kizenko
DOGE? MCC	Joshua Fox Linked to agency by ProPublica		Linked to agency by ProPublica
DOGE? NOAA	Joshua Fox Linked to agency by ProPublica		Linked to agency by ProPublica
SSA DHS	Payton Rehling
GSA? Commerce	Brian Burroughs Linked by ProPublica		Linked by ProPublica
GSA? OPM	Brian Burroughs Linked by ProPublica		Linked by ProPublica
GSA? State	Brian Burroughs Linked by ProPublica		Linked by ProPublica
GSA? USDA	Brian Burroughs Linked by ProPublica		Linked by ProPublica
OPM? DHS	Anthony Armstrong NYT reports he left OPM in April but stayed on a DHS. Unclear of timing, later appointed at DHS		NYT reports he left OPM in April but stayed on a DHS. Unclear of timing, later appointed at DHS
OPM? SBA	Akash Bobba identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed		identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed
DOL? DHS	Marko Elez
GSA? DHS	Luke Farritor linked to DHS by NYT, no other info		linked to DHS by NYT, no other info
Ed.? SBA	Conor Fennessy identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed		identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed
OPM? DHS	Gavin Kliger
OPM GSA	Gavin Kliger detail in court doc		detail in court doc
DOL? DHS	Aram Moghaddassi
DOL? SBA	Aram Moghaddassi identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed		identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed
GSA? DOD	Donald Park
GSA? SBA	Riley Sennott identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed		identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed
DOGE? SBA	Jordan Wick identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed		identified by agency FOIA as having been at the agency, guessing detailed
USAID Peace	PeaceCorps-02 Redacted email says person detailed to Peace Corps from USAID		Redacted email says person detailed to Peace Corps from USAID