Gavin Kliger
A poster boy for DOGE’s wanton cruelty and destruction, Gavin Kliger is a software developer with five years of experience who has shown a particular flair for being the face of DOGE’s abuse of federal personnel. At USAID, he was the one who locked staff out of the building. At CFPB, he vandalized the website and later returned to run a marathon 36-hour prep session for massive layoffs where he reportedly screamed at staff to work even harder at laying off their colleagues. Arriving at the IRS, he reportedly pulled out five different laptops from his bag to show the various agencies he had been granted access to. He has since left a few of those positions – or very possibly been fired – but he still has his fingers in a lot of pies, and the collection of laptops to prove it.
Positions
Appointed:
1/20/25-2/18/25 [as OPM-05] Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology NTE 5/20/25, GS-15, excepted, $195,200 «hired at maximum salary for GS federal employee in DC»
Converted to Permanent Position:
2/18/25-12/27/25 [as OPM-05] converted to permanent position Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology GS-15, excepted, $195,200
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 12/27/25
Appointed:
1/20/25-2/18/25 [as OPM-05] Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology NTE 5/20/25, GS-15, excepted, $195,200 «hired at maximum salary for GS federal employee in DC»
Converted to Permanent Position:
2/18/25-12/27/25 [as OPM-05] converted to permanent position Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology GS-15, excepted, $195,200
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 12/27/25
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
Detailed To:
1/27/25 detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
1/27/25 detailed from OPM
| Source: | The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros The Washington Post, 2/25/25 |
Detailed To:
1/29/25 detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
1/29/25 detailed from OPM
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96 Court Document, 5/16/25 |
| Source: | USDA Records Reflecting DOGE Economy Act Funding Transfers Document Cloud, 8/22/25 |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
| Source: | New York v. Treasury, Doc 144 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Detailing agreement from OPM to IRS for Gavin Kliger Document Cloud, 2/07/25 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96 Court Document, 5/16/25 |
Detailed To:
c.3/28/25 likely detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
c.3/28/25 likely detailed from OPM
| Source: | Scoop: DOGE staffers move into FTC office Axios, 4/04/25 |
Appointed:
12/XX/25 Chief Data Officer
Appointed:
12/XX/25 Chief Data Officer
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Tweet from the Department of Defense CTO office X.com, 3/06/26 |
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from OPM
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from OPM
| Source: | The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE The New York Times, 2/27/25 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96 Court Document, 5/16/25 |
Events
1/20/25
Appointed:
Gavin Kliger starts as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM.
Appointed:
Gavin Kliger starts as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM.
| Appointed: | Gavin Kliger 1/20/25-2/18/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Note: | hired at maximum salary for GS federal employee in DC |
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| System Access: | github.opm.gov: OPM GitHub Organization |
| : | unknown, 1/20/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A service owned by Microsoft for developers to run version control on their applications and back them up to shared repositories that can be used by other developers. Github is provided as both a hosted service (at github.com) or via versions that can be installed with agency data centers (aka GitHub Enterprise or GHE). Access to Github would be expected for developers, but doesn't necessarily mean the person is a coder. |
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Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 3 systems at OPM.
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Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 3 systems at OPM.
| System Access: | opm.gov: OPM Website |
| : | read-write, 1/20/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | The OPM website |
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | admin, 1/20/25-9/22/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | USA Staffing |
| : | admin, 1/20/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A platform for federal agencies to recruit and onboard employees. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
Identification:
Multiple DOGE staff start working at OPM and are listed as part of the Office of the Director.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Brian Bjelde, Gavin Kliger, Joanna Wischer, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers Bloomberg, 5/02/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
System Access:
IT staff at OPM are pulled into a “911-esque call” requesting that “a political team” of 6 individuals must be given access to OPM systems. These include Charles Ezell, Greg Hogan, and Amanda Scales, as well as unidentified employees OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger) and OPM-07 (Brian Bjelde). These DOGE staffers are granted administrative access to USAJOBS, USA Staffing, and USA Performance systems.
System Access:
IT staff at OPM are pulled into a “911-esque call” requesting that “a political team” of 6 individuals must be given access to OPM systems. These include Charles Ezell, Greg Hogan, and Amanda Scales, as well as unidentified employees OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger) and OPM-07 (Brian Bjelde). These DOGE staffers are granted administrative access to USAJOBS, USA Staffing, and USA Performance systems.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Brian Bjelde, Charles Ezell, Gavin Kliger, Greg Hogan |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 121 Court Document, 6/09/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
1/24/25
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| System Access: | GWES: Government-Wide Email System |
| : | admin, 1/24/25-8/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A new system developed by DOGE for sending out email to all federal employees and collecting responses. It was most famously used for the Fork in The Road email. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
1/27/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: USAID Gavin Kliger 1/27/25 | |
| Source: | The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros The Washington Post, 2/25/25 |
Disruption:
After the arrival of DOGE in the agency, senior staff are summoned to a meeting with Gavin Kliger and Luke Farritor. The DOGE team then presented agency leadership with a list of 57 employees involved with payments to be placed on immediate administrative leave and locked out of system access. The list reportedly made little sense and involved many staff not involved with payments.
Disruption:
After the arrival of DOGE in the agency, senior staff are summoned to a meeting with Gavin Kliger and Luke Farritor. The DOGE team then presented agency leadership with a list of 57 employees involved with payments to be placed on immediate administrative leave and locked out of system access. The list reportedly made little sense and involved many staff not involved with payments.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor |
| Source: | The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros The Washington Post, 2/25/25 |
| Agency: | USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Spending |
1/28/25
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| System Access: | Databricks |
| : | admin, 1/28/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A hosted or self-hosted service that simplifies systems for processing big Data |
1/29/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: USDA Gavin Kliger 1/29/25 | |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96 Court Document, 5/16/25 |
| Source: | USDA Records Reflecting DOGE Economy Act Funding Transfers Document Cloud, 8/22/25 |
c.1/29/25
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Gavin Kliger is granted basic access to 2 systems at USDA.
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Gavin Kliger is granted basic access to 2 systems at USDA.
| System Access: | NFC: National Finance Center Mainframe |
| : | read, c.1/29/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | The National Finance Center is a shared-service provider operated by the USDA that handles payroll for 590,000+ Federal employees across multiple agencies. FOIA requests suggest that DOGE already had access to the NFC mainframe by mid-March for at least two people. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | LincPass: USDA LincPass Program |
| : | read, c.1/29/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | The name of the system used to grant access to USDA facilities and information systems. |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
1/30/25
Disruption:
Luke Farritor and Gavin Kliger demand that all senior managers at USAID be stripped of their power to authorize payments - and that they alone become the only authorizers.
Disruption:
Luke Farritor and Gavin Kliger demand that all senior managers at USAID be stripped of their power to authorize payments - and that they alone become the only authorizers.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor |
| Source: | The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros The Washington Post, 2/25/25 |
| Agency: | USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/06/25
Onboarding:
A DOGE team consisting of Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger and Chris Young enters the CFPB headquarters and is given equipment and onboarded with a quick session on privacy policies in force at the CFPB.
Onboarding:
A DOGE team consisting of Luke Farritor, Jeremy Lewin, Nikhil Rajpal, Gavin Kliger and Chris Young enters the CFPB headquarters and is given equipment and onboarded with a quick session on privacy policies in force at the CFPB.
| Person: | Chris Young, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Luke Farritor, Nikhil Rajpal |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
2/07/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Gavin Kliger 2/07/25-5/08/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
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Gavin Kliger is granted basic access to 3 systems at CFPB.
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Gavin Kliger is granted basic access to 3 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | AD: Active Directory |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | PAC: Physical Access Control |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Elimination, Impunity |
Disruption:
The CFPB homepage is deleted and returns a HTTP 404 Not Found error (the rest of the site remains online). The CFPB social media account on X is also deleted. These actions are likely taken by Gavin Kliger, who was granted admin access to the website.
Disruption:
The CFPB homepage is deleted and returns a HTTP 404 Not Found error (the rest of the site remains online). The CFPB social media account on X is also deleted. These actions are likely taken by Gavin Kliger, who was granted admin access to the website.
| Question: | Fuzz: Gavin Kliger access named in later court documents |
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Adds Error Message To Home Page Forbes Magazine, 2/09/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
2/09/25
Disruption:
Using their admin access, Gavin Kliger and Luke Farritor completely disable accounts for all other USAID staff on the agency’s system for creating and tracking payments. They now have absolute control.
Disruption:
Using their admin access, Gavin Kliger and Luke Farritor completely disable accounts for all other USAID staff on the agency’s system for creating and tracking payments. They now have absolute control.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Luke Farritor |
| Source: | The blinding contempt of the DOGE bros The Washington Post, 2/25/25 |
| Agency: | USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Impunity |
2/12/25
Identification:
In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.
Identification:
In a FOIA request, Democracy Forward names DOGE staff known to be at OPM at that time.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Amanda Scales, Anthony Armstrong, Austin Raynor, Brian Bjelde, Bryanne-Michelle Mlodzianowski, Charles Ezell, Christina Hanna, Edward Coristine, Gavin Kliger, Greg Hogan, Jacob Altik, Joanna Wischer, Justin Monroe, Nikhil Rajpal, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini, Stephanie Holmes, Stephen Duarte |
| Source: | Complaint for Injunctive Relief Democracy Forward, 3/03/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
2/18/25
Converted to Permanent Position:
Gavin Kliger converted to permanent paid position as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM
Converted to Permanent Position:
Gavin Kliger converted to permanent paid position as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Gavin Kliger 2/18/25-12/27/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
2/19/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: IRS Gavin Kliger 2/19/25-4/17/25 | |
| Source: | New York v. Treasury, Doc 144 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Detailing agreement from OPM to IRS for Gavin Kliger Document Cloud, 2/07/25 |
Action:
“Does the following blurb encapsulate what Gavin is looking for?” is what a USDA policy lead writes to the agency’s chief financial officer about proposed agency-wide guidance to find and report grants that related to climate change. She then emailed to Gavin for his direct approval.
Action:
“Does the following blurb encapsulate what Gavin is looking for?” is what a USDA policy lead writes to the agency’s chief financial officer about proposed agency-wide guidance to find and report grants that related to climate change. She then emailed to Gavin for his direct approval.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | How A 25-Year-Old DOGE Staffer Set Policy at USDA NOTUS, 7/25/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/20/25
Official Action:
In emails with USDA staff to identify climate-related terms to look for and cancel in grants, Gavin Kliger also alludes to DOGE developing LLM models that would analyze grant descriptions in response to a USDA staffer suggestion to use AI more.
Official Action:
In emails with USDA staff to identify climate-related terms to look for and cancel in grants, Gavin Kliger also alludes to DOGE developing LLM models that would analyze grant descriptions in response to a USDA staffer suggestion to use AI more.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Michael Cole |
| Source: | The Sustainability Institute v. Trump, doc 67-2 Court Document, 4/17/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization, Spending |
Legal:
In a court filing, Treasury says it is adding two more DOGE staffers to its roster who will be exclusively focused on working at the IRS.
Legal:
In a court filing, Treasury says it is adding two more DOGE staffers to its roster who will be exclusively focused on working at the IRS.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Ryan Wunderly |
| Source: | Treasury, White House agree to limits on DOGE’s access to IRS data Politico, 2/20/25 |
| Agency: | IRS |
System Access:
Facing a revolt over privacy concerns by staff at the IRS, The Treasury Department agrees to block Gavin Kliger from the IDRS system and provide him only with anonymized data.
System Access:
Facing a revolt over privacy concerns by staff at the IRS, The Treasury Department agrees to block Gavin Kliger from the IDRS system and provide him only with anonymized data.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Treasury agrees to block DOGE access to personal taxpayer data at IRS The Washington Post, 2/20/25 |
| Agency: | IRS |
2/21/25
Official Action:
USDA Secretary Rollins posts a photo of a grant-cancellation session on the @DOGE_USDA account. None of the participants are identified, but it looks like Gavin Kliger is in the picture.
Official Action:
USDA Secretary Rollins posts a photo of a grant-cancellation session on the @DOGE_USDA account. None of the participants are identified, but it looks like Gavin Kliger is in the picture.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Tweet by Brooke Rollins X.com, 2/21/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
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 |
2/28/25
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger and Sam Corcos, DOGE representatives embedded at the IRS, on Friday asked IRS lawyers to assist in creating an “omnibus” agreement with other federal agencies that would allow a broad swath of federal officials to cross-reference benefits rolls with taxpayer data.
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger and Sam Corcos, DOGE representatives embedded at the IRS, on Friday asked IRS lawyers to assist in creating an “omnibus” agreement with other federal agencies that would allow a broad swath of federal officials to cross-reference benefits rolls with taxpayer data.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Sam Corcos |
| Source: | DOGE seeks to use IRS tax records to check federal benefits The Washington Post, 3/01/25 |
| Agency: | IRS |
| DOGE Project: | Fraud, Immigration |
c.3/01/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM Detailed To: USAGM Gavin Kliger c.3/01/25 | |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 96 Court Document, 5/16/25 |
| Note: | detail in court doc, date from Kliger spotted at VOA around start of March |
Sighting:
Gavin Kliger is reportedly spotted inside the headquarters for Voice of America.
Sighting:
Gavin Kliger is reportedly spotted inside the headquarters for Voice of America.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Trump guts government-funded media outlets Axios, 3/16/25 |
| Agency: | USAGM |
3/08/25
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| System Access: | cfpb.gov: CFPB Website |
| : | read-write, 3/08/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using |
3/28/25
Interagency Coordination:
After the CIO and CISO are sidelined, Gavin Kliger joins a call with Katrine Trampe to pressure a senior advisor in human resources at DOI to direct them to the system owner for FPPS.
Interagency Coordination:
After the CIO and CISO are sidelined, Gavin Kliger joins a call with Katrine Trampe to pressure a senior advisor in human resources at DOI to direct them to the system owner for FPPS.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Katrine Trampe |
| Source: | PEER Report Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 4/15/25 |
| Agency: | DOI, IRS |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
c.3/28/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| OPM? Detailed To: FTC Gavin Kliger c.3/28/25 | |
| Source: | Scoop: DOGE staffers move into FTC office Axios, 4/04/25 |
4/04/25
Sighting:
Axios reports that Gavin Kliger and Emily Bryant have started work at the FTC, looking at grants and contracts at the agency.
Sighting:
Axios reports that Gavin Kliger and Emily Bryant have started work at the FTC, looking at grants and contracts at the agency.
| Person: | Emily Bryant, Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Scoop: DOGE staffers move into FTC office Axios, 4/04/25 |
| Agency: | FTC |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
4/08/25
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Sam Corcos |
| Source: | Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project Wired Magazine, 4/11/25 |
| Agency: | IRS |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
4/10/25
Identification:
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.
Identification:
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.
| Person: | Daniel Abrahamson, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lichtman, Jordan Wick, Michael Cole, Samuel Berry, Timothy Ronan |
| Source: | USDA Records Concerning DOGE Teams at the Agency Document Cloud, 7/16/25 |
| Agency: | USDA |
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger receives a warning from the CFPB Ethics Office that his stock holdings present serious concerns about possible conflicts of interest. He is required to divest himself of prohibited holdings by May 8th and excuse himself from decisions that might affect his holdings immediately.
Official Action:
Gavin Kliger receives a warning from the CFPB Ethics Office that his stock holdings present serious concerns about possible conflicts of interest. He is required to divest himself of prohibited holdings by May 8th and excuse himself from decisions that might affect his holdings immediately.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest Pro Publica, 5/07/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
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. |
4/12/25
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Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 2 systems at CFPB.
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Gavin Kliger is granted elevated access to 2 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | Sharepoint: Microsoft Sharepoint |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-4/13/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Interagency Coordination:
CFPB leadership under Russell Vought uses the opening granted by the appeals court to attempt another massive RIF. Emailing from his USAID email account, Jeremy Lewin kicks off the process by providing Gavin Kliger and Adam Martinez with a letter to use for RIFs at the CFPB.
Interagency Coordination:
CFPB leadership under Russell Vought uses the opening granted by the appeals court to attempt another massive RIF. Emailing from his USAID email account, Jeremy Lewin kicks off the process by providing Gavin Kliger and Adam Martinez with a letter to use for RIFs at the CFPB.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-2 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Deregulation, Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
Interagency Coordination:
Gavin Kliger begins working with Adam Martinez of CFPB and Jeremy Lewin at USAID on the infrastructure to automate a massive RIF at the CFPB. This includes scripts to send termination letters to each employee.
Interagency Coordination:
Gavin Kliger begins working with Adam Martinez of CFPB and Jeremy Lewin at USAID on the infrastructure to automate a massive RIF at the CFPB. This includes scripts to send termination letters to each employee.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
Interagency Coordination:
Emailing this time from his CFPB account, Jeremy Lewin shares the documentation for the upcoming CFPB RIF with DOGE staff posted at several agencies (Zach Terrell and Alexandra Beynon). He also includes DOGE staff at CFPB: Gavin Kliger, Chris Young and Jordan Wick. It’s unclear if they are representing their individual agencies or are just taking part as DOGE members in the conversation.
Interagency Coordination:
Emailing this time from his CFPB account, Jeremy Lewin shares the documentation for the upcoming CFPB RIF with DOGE staff posted at several agencies (Zach Terrell and Alexandra Beynon). He also includes DOGE staff at CFPB: Gavin Kliger, Chris Young and Jordan Wick. It’s unclear if they are representing their individual agencies or are just taking part as DOGE members in the conversation.
| Person: | Alexandra Beynon, Chris Young, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Zach Terrell |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, Ed., HHS |
Official Action:
Jeremy Lewin emails CFPB leadership asking for full global admininstrative access for Entra and HRConnect to be restored for the DOGE engineers Gavin Kliger and Jordan Wick. Weirdly, this list includes Luke Farritor who offboarded at CFPB on 2025-03-04. This request is denied by the agency CIO.
Official Action:
Jeremy Lewin emails CFPB leadership asking for full global admininstrative access for Entra and HRConnect to be restored for the DOGE engineers Gavin Kliger and Jordan Wick. Weirdly, this list includes Luke Farritor who offboarded at CFPB on 2025-03-04. This request is denied by the agency CIO.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Jordan Wick, Luke Farritor |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
4/13/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-4/13/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Interagency Coordination:
Adam Martinez responds in the affirmative to an email (contents redacted in court filings) requesting items/access for unspecified people to conduct the RIF. Several DOGE staffers (Ashley Boizelle and Steve Davis as well as Gavin Kliger and Jeremy Lewin) are also cc’ed on the message
Interagency Coordination:
Adam Martinez responds in the affirmative to an email (contents redacted in court filings) requesting items/access for unspecified people to conduct the RIF. Several DOGE staffers (Ashley Boizelle and Steve Davis as well as Gavin Kliger and Jeremy Lewin) are also cc’ed on the message
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Steve Davis |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 137-1 Court Document, 4/28/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, DOGE |
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert reports that Gavin Kliger has been granted access to Ops HC - Prod to build the RIF automation. He also asks to confirm that Gavin Kliger should have his access immediately revoked to systems that let him deactivate employee email accounts or lock them out of their laptops.
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert reports that Gavin Kliger has been granted access to Ops HC - Prod to build the RIF automation. He also asks to confirm that Gavin Kliger should have his access immediately revoked to systems that let him deactivate employee email accounts or lock them out of their laptops.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 128-4 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert informs Gavin Kliger that he will not be granted global admin access for his requests.
System Access:
In an email, CFPB CIO Chris Chilbert informs Gavin Kliger that he will not be granted global admin access for his requests.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
4/16/25
Interagency Coordination:
Noah Peters at OPM denies the CFPB request made by Adam Martinez as well as Jeremy Lewin and Gavin Kliger to conduct an “emergency” RIF at the CFPB which would only give employees 30 days before their termination.
Interagency Coordination:
Noah Peters at OPM denies the CFPB request made by Adam Martinez as well as Jeremy Lewin and Gavin Kliger to conduct an “emergency” RIF at the CFPB which would only give employees 30 days before their termination.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger, Jeremy Lewin, Noah Peters |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 131-1 Court Document, 4/26/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB, OPM, USAID |
| DOGE Project: | Elimination, Anti-Personnel |
4/17/25
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| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/17/25-4/17/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | Power Automate |
| : | admin, 4/17/25-4/17/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A Microsoft tool for automating tasks that operate on documents and providing to staff |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at IRS
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at IRS
| OPM Detailed To: IRS Gavin Kliger 2/19/25-4/17/25 | |
| Source: | New York v. Treasury, Doc 144 Court Document, 5/01/25 |
| Source: | Detailing agreement from OPM to IRS for Gavin Kliger Document Cloud, 2/07/25 |
Disruption:
According to sworn testimony by Alex Doe, Gavin Kliger forces the entire CFPB team to work for 36 hours straight and subjects them to frequent verbal abuse in an attempt to eliminate most of the staff at the agency in mass layoffs.
Disruption:
According to sworn testimony by Alex Doe, Gavin Kliger forces the entire CFPB team to work for 36 hours straight and subjects them to frequent verbal abuse in an attempt to eliminate most of the staff at the agency in mass layoffs.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | NTEU v. Russell Vought, doc 111 Court Document, 4/18/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
5/08/25
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has basic access revoked for 3 systems at CFPB.
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has basic access revoked for 3 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | AD: Active Directory |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A system for controlling access to other systems within an agency |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
| System Access: | Microsoft Entra ID |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A centralized identity provider used to support single-sign-on (SSO) and centralize access control for agencies. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | PAC: Physical Access Control |
| : | unknown, 2/07/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Possibly a system for controlling and monitoring physical access to CFPB buildings |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Elimination, Impunity |
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at CFPB.
Access Revoked:
Gavin Kliger has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at CFPB.
| System Access: | cfpb.gov: CFPB Website |
| : | read-write, 3/08/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | This is a stand-in for whatever website platform an agency is using |
| System Access: | Sharepoint: Microsoft Sharepoint |
| : | admin, 4/12/25-5/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | Microsoft service for sharing documents within an organization |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity, Anti-Personnel |
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at CFPB
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger ends detailed position at CFPB
| OPM Detailed To: CFPB Gavin Kliger 2/07/25-5/08/25 | |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves the CFPB, officially because his detail had ended but his departure date is also the day he would be in violation of ethics rules for having not sold stock holdings prohibited to CFBP staff.
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves the CFPB, officially because his detail had ended but his departure date is also the day he would be in violation of ethics rules for having not sold stock holdings prohibited to CFBP staff.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | DOGE Employee Who Screamed for CFPB Job Cuts Leaves Agency Bloomberg Law, 5/08/25 |
| Agency: | CFPB |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
8/08/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | GWES: Government-Wide Email System |
| : | admin, 1/24/25-8/08/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | A new system developed by DOGE for sending out email to all federal employees and collecting responses. It was most famously used for the Fork in The Road email. |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
9/22/25
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | USA Performance |
| : | admin, 1/20/25-9/22/25 Gavin Kliger |
| Note: | System tracking job performance of federal employees |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
12/05/25
Identification:
A legal filing from the government states that only 5 DOGE staffers – OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger), OPM-10 (Austin Raynor) and OPM-18 (Noah Peters) – are still working at the agency. OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini) is reporting directly to Scott Kupor.
Identification:
A legal filing from the government states that only 5 DOGE staffers – OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini), OPM-03 (Akash Bobba), OPM-05 (Gavin Kliger), OPM-10 (Austin Raynor) and OPM-18 (Noah Peters) – are still working at the agency. OPM-02 (Riccardo Biasini) is reporting directly to Scott Kupor.
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Austin Raynor, Gavin Kliger, Noah Peters, Riccardo Biasini |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 163 Court Document, 12/05/25 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 164 Court Document, 12/05/25 |
| Agency: | OPM |
12/27/25
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves role as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM
Offboarding:
Gavin Kliger leaves role as Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology at OPM
| Converted to Permanent Position: | Gavin Kliger 2/18/25-12/27/25 |
| Position Title: | Senior Advisor to the Director for Information Technology, Office of the Director |
| Salary: | $195,200 |
| Source: | AFGE, AFL-CIO v. OPM, doc 211-5 Court Document, 4/15/26 |
| Source: | OPM New Hires Directory Document Cloud, 5/02/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at OPM for "Employee 5" Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
12/XX/25
Appointed:
Gavin Kliger starts as Chief Data Officer at DOD.
Appointed:
Gavin Kliger starts as Chief Data Officer at DOD.
| Appointed: | Gavin Kliger 12/XX/25 |
| Position Title: | Chief Data Officer |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Tweet from the Department of Defense CTO office X.com, 3/06/26 |
3/04/26
Action:
Although his official position of Chief Data Officer had not yet been formally announced, Gavin Kliger is copied on an email between the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, the undersecretary for research and engineering of the Department of Defense about a potential agreement for Anthropic usage at the agency.
Action:
Although his official position of Chief Data Officer had not yet been formally announced, Gavin Kliger is copied on an email between the CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, the undersecretary for research and engineering of the Department of Defense about a potential agreement for Anthropic usage at the agency.
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now Wired Magazine, 4/16/26 |
| Agency: | DOD |
3/06/26
Onboarding:
The Department of Defense names Gavin Kliger as its Chief Data Officer, overseeing aspects of the Pentagon’s AI strategy and coordination with private AI firms. The press release also stated that Mr. Kliger also oversaw the launch of the GenAI.mil site as well as the Drone Dominance program that involved other DOGE staffers.
Onboarding:
The Department of Defense names Gavin Kliger as its Chief Data Officer, overseeing aspects of the Pentagon’s AI strategy and coordination with private AI firms. The press release also stated that Mr. Kliger also oversaw the launch of the GenAI.mil site as well as the Drone Dominance program that involved other DOGE staffers.
| Question: | Fuzz: Weirdly, Gavin’s own LinkedIn listed him with the title of Chief Data Officer in December last year. |
| Person: | Gavin Kliger |
| Source: | LinkedIn profile for Gavin Kliger LinkedIn, |
| Source: | Tweet from the Department of Defense CTO office X.com, 3/06/26 |
| Agency: | DOD |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
Open Questions
- Why was Gavin Kliger given admin for access control systems at the CFPB?