Unknowns
There are a few DOGE staffers that have been identified in individual reports, but I have no other details about who they are or what they have done exactly.
Micaela Lopez Ballefin
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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unknown Senior Advisor American Oversight |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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5/16
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Directory:
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov
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Samuel Berry
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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appointed Special Advisor American Oversight | |
5/19
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converted to permanent position Senior Advisor on Government Efficiency, Office of the Chief Information Officer USDA Flickr |
Sam Beyda
Only public mention is a single NBC reports. More information needed.
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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2/13
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Access:
DOGE staffers granted authorization to use a SQL client for databases file transfer software at Department of Labor, alarming cybersecurity staff that it could be used to remove data. The staffers named are Sam Beyda, Derek Geissler, Cole Killian, Adam Ramada and Jordan Wick.
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Brian Burroughs
Brian Burroughs was apparently introduced to GSA staff in June by Thomas Shedd and Stephen Ehikian. It apparently seemed “like they were looking for things for him to work on.” Until I find out what those things might be, I am classifying him as an unknown.
Joshua Carter
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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3/XX
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appointed Senior Advisor «Start month sourced from his LinkedIn» American Oversight |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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5/16
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Directory:
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov
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Yat Choi
Ethan Damiano
I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Special Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE member Aram Moghaddassi
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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unknown Special Advisor American Oversight |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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5/16
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Directory:
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov
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Joshua Fox
Apart from his appearance on a leaked list of DOGE’s lawyers, there isn’t any public information about Joshua Fox.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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2/XX
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appointed The Intercept |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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3/05
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Directory:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
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3/26
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Directory:
Politico publishes a list of 10 lawyers that it says are linked to DOGE.
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Mattieu Gamache-Asselin
Reported as present in HHS in January by ProPublica, but there are no other details about his time there or what he was doing.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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1/XX-1/XX
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unknown Senior Advisor - DOGE, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources ProPublica |
Derek Geissler
Apart from a single report by NBC News placing him at the Department of Labor in mid-February, there are no public details about Derek Geissler. According to ProPublica, “Geissler has been working at the GSA since the beginning of the administration in close coordination with political leadership on DOGE special projects, including artificial intelligence and data sharing efforts.” Despite his prominent position, Derek has done a good job of avoiding the spotlight.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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2/XX
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appointed «Assuming early Feb start from appear at DOL, being in Riley Sennott’s calendar» | |
c.2/13
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likely detailed NBC News |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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1/17
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Sighting:
The public calendar of Riley Sennott mentions a 30-minute “SGE Ethics Discussion” meeting with other new DOGE members Derek Geissler, Brooks Morgan and Conor Fennessy included on the invitation. SGE stands for Special Government Employee.
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2/13
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Access:
DOGE staffers granted authorization to use a SQL client for databases file transfer software at Department of Labor, alarming cybersecurity staff that it could be used to remove data. The staffers named are Sam Beyda, Derek Geissler, Cole Killian, Adam Ramada and Jordan Wick.
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3/04
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Directory:
Wired reports that some DOGE staff (Kyle Schutt, Nate Cavanaugh) are being paid as full-time GSA employees, but other staff are listed as volunteers for that agency.
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Patricia Gibson
I don’t have much info on this person yet, but they were named as being a Senior Advisor at the SBA, which was a title also assigned to known DOGE members at that agency. I know that she worked at SBA as a Senior Advisor in the previous Trump administration, so this might be a false alarm, but her LinkedIn listed her current role just as “Organizational Development Consultant” which seems like DOGE’s evasion. However, this is looking like a false alarm.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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2/XX
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unknown Senior Advisor «Start month sourced from her LinkedIn» American Oversight |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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5/16
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Directory:
In a response to a FOIA request made by American Oversight, SBA provides a list of all people who have been identified as communication on agency head Kelly Loefler’s behalf. It includes a number of people known to be DOGE and others with the title Senior Advisor who might also be doge.gov
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Mike Gonzalez
Mike Gonzalez was included in a roundup by Techcrunch of 19 founders and VCs who are part of DOGE. He is linked to Trump administation AI czar David Sacks; both worked at the company Zenefits. He also founded another human resources startup.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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3/XX
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appointed Senior Advisor Techcrunch |
Gavin Hamrick
He was identified as part of Nate Cavanaugh’s crew in a raid on IMLS, but I want to confirm he’s part of DOGE first.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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3/31
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likely detailed The Handbasket |
Nicholas Lahera
Jeremy Lichtman
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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appointed Advisor on Government Efficiency American Oversight |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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4/10
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5/08
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Interagency:
Jeremy Lichtman emails USDA officials to inform them that GSA (likely Josh Gruenbaum) had directed them to review several agency grants for termination. These terminations were reportedly “awaiting final greenlight from the White House.”
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Timothy Ronan
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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appointed Special Advisor American Oversight |
Frank Schuler
A former partner in a real-estate investment firm in Atlanta, Frank Schuler was mentioned as one of Stephen Ehikian’s pending appointments on January 20th. He wasn’t sighted in GSA until mid-February, when he appeared in a meeting and was introduced by Nate Cavanaugh. It’s unclear what he is doing for DOGE inside of GSA.
Positions
Position | Dates | Notes |
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c.2/18
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appointed Senior Advisor ProPublica |
Events
Agency | Date | Event |
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c.2/18
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Sighting:
ProPublica reports that Frank Schuler has appeared in the GSA directory.
(fuzz: Exact date is not provided in the article)
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c.2/18
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Sighting:
Frank Schuler is introduced on a video call meeting at the GSA by Nate Cavanaugh.
(fuzz: Exact date is not provided in the article)
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7/21
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Directory:
Multiple DOGE staff are listed in the invite for a new meeting for political appointees at the agency which will be held once every two weeks.
(fuzz: Jeremy Lewin is a Deputy Undersecretary at State, but still a GSA employee?)
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Branden Spikes
A longtime associate of Elon Musk at Twitter and other companies, Branden Spikes reportedly spent a couple of months within DOGE, but there are no public details yet.