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.
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. His background does seem to be as a field organizer for the Trump campaign, so while he matches the “young, eager, doesn’t ask questions” DOGE demographic, he probably isn’t writing code.
Positions
| Position | Notes |
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| SBA |
Sources
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Events
| Date | Event |
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| 5/16 SBA |
Source
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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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 | Notes |
|---|---|
| HHS |
Source
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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 | Notes |
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| GSA |
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| DOL |
Source
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Events
| Date | Event |
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| 1/17 DOGE |
Source
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 DOL |
Source
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 GSA |
Source
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 | Notes |
|---|---|
| SBA |
Source
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Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5/16 SBA |
Source
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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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 | Notes |
|---|---|
| IMLS |
Source
IMLS
3/31
likely detailed
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Nicholas Lahera
Named as a member of DOGE in a FOIA request to DOGE from the House Judiciary Committee, but I have no other details. He appears to be a Director of Marketing who is also the COO/Co-Founder of the conservative WinAmerica PAC.
Timothy Ronan
He was named as a member of the DOGE team at USDA in response to a FOIA request from American Oversight. Otherwise, I have no other info yet.
Positions
| Position | Notes |
|---|---|
| USDA |
Source
USDA
date unknown
appointed
Special Advisor
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Events
| Date | Event |
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| 4/10 USDA |
Source
Directory:
In a response to a FOIA request from American Oversight, the USDA returns a list of known DOGE members at the agency at the time.
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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.