Marko Elez
Tech Industry Links: Twitter, SpaceX
Marko Elez first appeared as the only DOGE member who was authorized to access confidential systems at the Bureau of Fiscal Services within the Treasury Department, a development which was swiftly blocked for a while by lawsuits. During that time, he also became the only DOGE member to resign his position, when various past racist tweets of his were discovered by the Wall Street Journal. He was quickly reinstated by Elon Musk with the support of J.D. Vance, who saw nothing wrong with his speech; indeed, since then DOGE has added several other members linked to racist and extremist content online. Upon rejoning DOGE, Marko Elez was placed with Aram Moghaddassi on a team inside of the Department of Labor, and the two are frequently sent on reimburable details to other agencies like SSA or DHS.
Positions
Appointed:
1/21/25-2/06/25 Special Advisor (IT&M) NTE 5/25/25, GS-11/01, $84,601 (for 4 months) «Abruptly resigned when past racist tweets were reported. I think the pay here is to the NTE date, since his later detail to SSA from DOL is reimbursed at $71k a quarter»
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 2/06/25
Appointed:
1/21/25-2/06/25 Special Advisor (IT&M) NTE 5/25/25, GS-11/01, $84,601 (for 4 months) «Abruptly resigned when past racist tweets were reported. I think the pay here is to the NTE date, since his later detail to SSA from DOL is reimbursed at $71k a quarter»
Offboarding:
resigned from agency 2/06/25
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at Treasury for Marko Elez Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface National Public Radio, 2/06/25 |
Appointed:
2/10/25 «Listed as Volunteer Employee. This seems like it was a way to keep Elez with access after resigned from Treasury but before starting at DOL»
Appointed:
2/10/25 «Listed as Volunteer Employee. This seems like it was a way to keep Elez with access after resigned from Treasury but before starting at DOL»
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
Appointed:
2/12/25 Policy Advisor NTE 6/11/25, GS-11/01, $84,601
Appointed:
2/12/25 Policy Advisor NTE 6/11/25, GS-11/01, $84,601
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at DOL for Marko Elez Document Cloud, 7/15/25 |
| Source: | Detailing agreement from DOL to SSA for "Employee 7" Document Cloud, 4/09/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 7" Document Cloud, 4/09/25 |
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from DOL
Detailed To:
date unknown likely detailed from DOL
| Source: | The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE The New York Times, 2/27/25 |
Events
1/21/25
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts as Special Advisor (IT&M) at Treas..
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts as Special Advisor (IT&M) at Treas..
| Appointed: | Marko Elez 1/21/25-2/06/25 |
| Position Title: | Special Advisor (IT&M), Office of the Chief of Staff |
| Salary: | $84,601 (for 4 months) |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at Treasury for Marko Elez Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface National Public Radio, 2/06/25 |
| Note: | Abruptly resigned when past racist tweets were reported. I think the pay here is to the NTE date, since his later detail to SSA from DOL is reimbursed at $71k a quarter |
1/28/25
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at Treas..
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at Treas..
| System Access: | ASAP: Automated Standard Access For Payments |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A payment system that allows recipients to draw down funds from an established bank account for that recipient. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | PAM DB: Payment Automation Manager DB |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | The U.S. government uses the Payment Automation Manager (PAM) to pay all bills, except payments in foreign currency. PAM processed over 1.2 billion payments in FY 2024, valued at over 4.7 trillion dollars. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | SPS: Secure Payment System |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Used by federal government agencies to securely create, certify, and submit payments to the Fiscal Service. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending, Fraud |
System Access:
Marko Elez is provided with a laptop from Treasury with with copies of the source code for the PAM, SPS, and ASAP systems in a separate, secure coding environment known as a “secure code repository” or “sandbox.”
System Access:
Marko Elez is provided with a laptop from Treasury with with copies of the source code for the PAM, SPS, and ASAP systems in a separate, secure coding environment known as a “secure code repository” or “sandbox.”
| Person: | Marko Elez |
| Source: | American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent, doc 27-3 Court Document, 2/17/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
2/02/25
Interagency Coordination:
Aram Moghaddassi, Marko Elez and Riley Sennott arrive at GSA to work with unspecified GSA staff on a Sunday. They are signed in by Thomas Shedd and Luke Farritor. Riley Sennott is still not an official employee of GSA at the time of the meeting.
Interagency Coordination:
Aram Moghaddassi, Marko Elez and Riley Sennott arrive at GSA to work with unspecified GSA staff on a Sunday. They are signed in by Thomas Shedd and Luke Farritor. Riley Sennott is still not an official employee of GSA at the time of the meeting.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Riley Sennott, Thomas Shedd |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | DOL, GSA, Treas. |
2/03/25
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 2 systems at Treas..
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 2 systems at Treas..
| System Access: | CARS: Central Accounting Reporting System |
| : | read, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A system which handles accounting for all federal agencies |
| System Access: | PAM FS: Payment Automation Manager File System |
| : | read, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Where payment files are transmitted from initiating agencies before they are certified and processed by Treasury |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
:
:
| System Access: | PAM DB: Payment Automation Manager DB |
| : | read-write, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | The U.S. government uses the Payment Automation Manager (PAM) to pay all bills, except payments in foreign currency. PAM processed over 1.2 billion payments in FY 2024, valued at over 4.7 trillion dollars. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
2/05/25
:
:
| System Access: | SPS: Secure Payment System |
| : | read-write, 2/05/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Used by federal government agencies to securely create, certify, and submit payments to the Fiscal Service. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending, Fraud |
2/06/25
Access Revoked:
Marko Elez has basic access revoked for 5 systems at Treas..
Access Revoked:
Marko Elez has basic access revoked for 5 systems at Treas..
| System Access: | ASAP: Automated Standard Access For Payments |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A payment system that allows recipients to draw down funds from an established bank account for that recipient. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | PAM DB: Payment Automation Manager DB |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | The U.S. government uses the Payment Automation Manager (PAM) to pay all bills, except payments in foreign currency. PAM processed over 1.2 billion payments in FY 2024, valued at over 4.7 trillion dollars. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | SPS: Secure Payment System |
| : | source-code, 1/28/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Used by federal government agencies to securely create, certify, and submit payments to the Fiscal Service. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending, Fraud |
| System Access: | CARS: Central Accounting Reporting System |
| : | read, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A system which handles accounting for all federal agencies |
| System Access: | PAM FS: Payment Automation Manager File System |
| : | read, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Where payment files are transmitted from initiating agencies before they are certified and processed by Treasury |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Access Revoked:
Marko Elez has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at Treas..
Access Revoked:
Marko Elez has elevated access revoked for 2 systems at Treas..
| System Access: | PAM DB: Payment Automation Manager DB |
| : | read-write, 2/03/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | The U.S. government uses the Payment Automation Manager (PAM) to pay all bills, except payments in foreign currency. PAM processed over 1.2 billion payments in FY 2024, valued at over 4.7 trillion dollars. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | SPS: Secure Payment System |
| : | read-write, 2/05/25-2/06/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Used by federal government agencies to securely create, certify, and submit payments to the Fiscal Service. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending, Fraud |
Offboarding:
Marko Elez leaves role as Special Advisor (IT&M) at Treas.
Offboarding:
Marko Elez leaves role as Special Advisor (IT&M) at Treas.
| Appointed: | Marko Elez 1/21/25-2/06/25 |
| Position Title: | Special Advisor (IT&M), Office of the Chief of Staff |
| Salary: | $84,601 (for 4 months) |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at Treasury for Marko Elez Document Cloud, 3/07/25 |
| Source: | Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface National Public Radio, 2/06/25 |
| Note: | Abruptly resigned when past racist tweets were reported. I think the pay here is to the NTE date, since his later detail to SSA from DOL is reimbursed at $71k a quarter |
2/08/25
Sighting:
Luke Farritor hosts a contingent of other DOGE staffers – Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi and Riley Sennott – to work at GSA on a Saturday. Notably, this is a day after Marko Elez had resigned his position (but was secretly hired at DOGE) and Riley Sennott had not formally started his role at GSA yet.
Sighting:
Luke Farritor hosts a contingent of other DOGE staffers – Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi and Riley Sennott – to work at GSA on a Saturday. Notably, this is a day after Marko Elez had resigned his position (but was secretly hired at DOGE) and Riley Sennott had not formally started his role at GSA yet.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Riley Sennott |
| Source: | FOIA response by GSA for visitor logs in 2025 Document Cloud, 4/10/26 |
| Agency: | GSA |
2/10/25
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts at DOGE.
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts at DOGE.
| Appointed: | Marko Elez 2/10/25 |
| Source: | The Authors Guild/American Council of Learned Societies v. National Endowment for the Humanities, doc 122-2 Court Document, 2/17/26 |
| Note: | Listed as Volunteer Employee. This seems like it was a way to keep Elez with access after resigned from Treasury but before starting at DOL |
2/11/25
System Access:
A legal affadavit from a Treasury employee states that Marko Elez was accidentally given edit access to Bureau of the Fiscal Service systems but that he did not use it.
System Access:
A legal affadavit from a Treasury employee states that Marko Elez was accidentally given edit access to Bureau of the Fiscal Service systems but that he did not use it.
| Person: | Marko Elez |
| Source: | Treasury revoked editing access ‘mistakenly’ given to DOGE staffer The Washington Post, 2/11/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
2/12/25
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts as Policy Advisor at DOL.
Appointed:
Marko Elez starts as Policy Advisor at DOL.
| Appointed: | Marko Elez 2/12/25 |
| Position Title: | Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary |
| Salary: | $84,601 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at DOL for Marko Elez Document Cloud, 7/15/25 |
2/18/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| DOL Detailed To: SSA Marko Elez 2/18/25 | |
| Source: | Detailing agreement from DOL to SSA for "Employee 7" Document Cloud, 4/09/25 |
| Source: | Onboarding documentation at SSA for "Employee 7" Document Cloud, 4/09/25 |
| Note: | MOU signed by Mike Russo, was this followed by being hired at SSA |
Onboarding:
Multiple unidentified DOGE staffers start working at SSA on the same day. SSA-02 (Scott Coulter) is detailed from NASA. SSA-07 (Marko Elez) is detailed from the DOL. SSA-10 (Ethan Shaotran) arrives from the GSA, and SSA-05 (Cole Killian) is detailed from DOGE itself.
Onboarding:
Multiple unidentified DOGE staffers start working at SSA on the same day. SSA-02 (Scott Coulter) is detailed from NASA. SSA-07 (Marko Elez) is detailed from the DOL. SSA-10 (Ethan Shaotran) arrives from the GSA, and SSA-05 (Cole Killian) is detailed from DOGE itself.
| Person: | Cole Killian, Ethan Shaotran, Marko Elez, Scott Coulter |
| Source: | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 121-5 Court Document, 4/09/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
2/20/25
Identification:
Several DOGE staffers working at the agency are identified by Social Security Works (a nonprofit advocacy group).
Identification:
Several DOGE staffers working at the agency are identified by Social Security Works (a nonprofit advocacy group).
| Person: | Cole Killian, Ethan Shaotran, Leland Dudek, Marko Elez, Nikhil Rajpal |
| Source: | The curious case of Leland Dudek The Handbasket, 2/20/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
Onboarding:
John York, a senior counselor to Bessent, wrote in a sworn statement that Ryan Wunderly would take over Marko Elez’s work at the BFS.
Onboarding:
John York, a senior counselor to Bessent, wrote in a sworn statement that Ryan Wunderly would take over Marko Elez’s work at the BFS.
| Person: | Marko Elez, Ryan Wunderly |
| Source: | Treasury, White House agree to limits on DOGE’s access to IRS data Politico, 2/20/25 |
| Agency: | Treas. |
2/25/25
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at DOL.
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at DOL.
| System Access: | DRA: Directory Resource Administrator |
| : | read, 2/25/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A tool for managing access control to systems built on top of ActiveDirectory |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | ePACS: Enterprise Physical Access Control System |
| : | read, 2/25/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Used to control physical access to the DOL HQ and several other buildings. Could track when employees enter and leave |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel, Impunity |
| System Access: | USAccess |
| : | read, 2/25/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Shared service access provider system |
| DOGE Project: | Anti-Personnel |
3/03/25
Disruption:
An unidentified member of the DOGE team at the SSA emailed a password-protected and encrypted file to DHS but also included Steve Davis at DOGE and an unidentified DOGE team member at the Department of Labor (possibly Marko Elez or Aram Moghaddassi who were detailed to SSA from DOL). SSA staff believes it contained sensitive PII of approximately 1000 individuals, but the Chief Information Office has been unable to determine more. Notably, the CIO role for SSA has been held by a rotation of several DOGE staffers since February.
Disruption:
An unidentified member of the DOGE team at the SSA emailed a password-protected and encrypted file to DHS but also included Steve Davis at DOGE and an unidentified DOGE team member at the Department of Labor (possibly Marko Elez or Aram Moghaddassi who were detailed to SSA from DOL). SSA staff believes it contained sensitive PII of approximately 1000 individuals, but the Chief Information Office has been unable to determine more. Notably, the CIO role for SSA has been held by a rotation of several DOGE staffers since February.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Marko Elez, Steve Davis |
| Source: | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. SSA, doc 197 Court Document, 1/16/26 |
| Agency: | SSA |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/05/25
Detailed To:
Detailed To:
| DOL Detailed To: HHS Marko Elez 3/05/25 | |
| Position Title: | Executive Engineer |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Note: | date/source in court filing |
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at CMS.
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at CMS.
| System Access: | CALM: CMS Acquisition Lifecycle Management System |
| : | read, 3/05/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | System for tracking CMS acquisitions, contracts, milestones and audits. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | HIGLAS: Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System |
| : | read, 3/05/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A single, integrated dual-entry accounting system that centralizes accounting for CMS programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
| System Access: | IDR: Integrated Data Repository |
| : | read, 3/05/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A data warehouse that receives all Medicare claims after they have been approved for payment |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
System Access:
Multiple DOGE staff (Edward Coristine, Marko Elez and Aram Moghaddassi) are granted access to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS). This system tracks all payments made by Medicare, among other expenditures.
System Access:
Multiple DOGE staff (Edward Coristine, Marko Elez and Aram Moghaddassi) are granted access to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS). This system tracks all payments made by Medicare, among other expenditures.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
System Access:
Edward Coristine, Zach Terrell, Aram Moghaddassi and Marko Elez are also granted read access to the Integrated Data Repository (IDR), a data warehouse of all Medicare claims.
System Access:
Edward Coristine, Zach Terrell, Aram Moghaddassi and Marko Elez are also granted read access to the Integrated Data Repository (IDR), a data warehouse of all Medicare claims.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
System Access:
A second wave of DOGE members detailed to HHS (Edward Coristine, Marko Elez and Aram Moghaddassi) are granted read access to the CMS Acquisition Lifestye Management System (CALM), which tracks CMS aquisitions and contracts
System Access:
A second wave of DOGE members detailed to HHS (Edward Coristine, Marko Elez and Aram Moghaddassi) are granted read access to the CMS Acquisition Lifestye Management System (CALM), which tracks CMS aquisitions and contracts
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
| DOGE Project: | Spending |
Identification:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
Identification:
The Intercept receives a list of 30 DOGE staffers working within the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including 4 lawyers previously not listed
| Person: | Ashley Boizelle, Edward Coristine, Joshua Fox, Joshua Hanley, Justin Aimonetti, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Steve Davis |
| Source: | Leaked List Shows DOGE is Lawyering Up The Intercept, 3/05/25 |
| Agency: | DOGE |
Onboarding:
Business Insider reports Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, and Miles B. Collins are new DOGE arrivals at Department of Labor.
Onboarding:
Business Insider reports Marko Elez, Aram Moghaddassi, and Miles B. Collins are new DOGE arrivals at Department of Labor.
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Marko Elez, Miles Collins |
| Source: | A new DOGE staffer at the Department of Labor has helped run a fertility clinic and has pronatalist ties Business Insider, 3/05/25 |
| Agency: | DOL |
3/06/25
:
:
| System Access: | NDNH: National Directory of New Hires |
| : | read, 3/06/25-4/18/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A system for tracking wages and new hires that's used for child support location |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/12/25
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Antonio Gracias, Aram Moghaddassi, Cole Killian, Ethan Shaotran, Jon Koval, Marko Elez, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling, Scott Coulter |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 53-1 Court Document, 3/13/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
3/13/25
Identification:
Wired reports that 10 DOGE staffers are currently visible in the Microsoft Teams directory of all employees at SSA
Identification:
Wired reports that 10 DOGE staffers are currently visible in the Microsoft Teams directory of all employees at SSA
| Person: | Akash Bobba, Antonio Gracias, Cole Killian, Ethan Shaotran, Jon Koval, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Nikhil Rajpal, Payton Rehling, Scott Coulter |
| Source: | These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration Wired Magazine, 3/13/25 |
| Agency: | SSA |
Identification:
As later reported in a declaration in AFL-CIO et al. vs. Department of Labor, HHS employee Mark Samburg finds DOGE staff at the agency listed in an online directory as Executive Engineers (and Rachel Riley as a Senior Advisor).
Identification:
As later reported in a declaration in AFL-CIO et al. vs. Department of Labor, HHS employee Mark Samburg finds DOGE staff at the agency listed in an online directory as Executive Engineers (and Rachel Riley as a Senior Advisor).
| Person: | Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Rachel Riley |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 53-4 Court Document, 3/13/25 |
| Agency: | HHS |
3/15/25
:
:
| System Access: | SAVE: Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements |
| : | unknown, 3/15/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | An online service for agencies to verify immigration status and naturalized/acquired U.S. citizenship of applicants seeking benefits or licenses. |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/17/25
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at SSA.
:
Marko Elez is granted basic access to 3 systems at SSA.
| System Access: | MBR: Master Beneficiary Record |
| : | read, 3/17/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A large record of all individuals elgible to receive social security benefits |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
| System Access: | NUMIDENT: Numerical Identification System |
| : | read, 3/17/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | NUMIDENT files that have been extracted from SSA systems, these contain SSNs for everybody |
| DOGE Project: | Fraud, Impunity |
| System Access: | SSR: Supplemental Security Record master records |
| : | read, 3/17/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A master record used by the SSA for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/19/25
Report:
Marko Elez affirms he has completed his mandatory privacy training at the Department of Labor. This would normally be required before any system access, but he has been at the agency for several weeks.
Report:
Marko Elez affirms he has completed his mandatory privacy training at the Department of Labor. This would normally be required before any system access, but he has been at the agency for several weeks.
| Person: | Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-3 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | DOL |
| DOGE Project: | Impunity |
3/21/25
:
:
| System Access: | UI Data: Unemployment Insurance Data and Related Records |
| : | read, 3/21/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | Unemployment insurance claims data from states' unemployment insurance agencies. This was explicitly transferred from the Inspector General's office at DOL following a 2025-03-20 executive order |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
3/29/25
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
Identification:
In response to a discovery request made in AFL-CIO vs. DOL, the government provides an incomplete list of DOGE staff who have worked at HHS.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | HHS |
Legal:
In a legal filing, the DOJ identifies 4 DOGE staffers - Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor and Amy Gleason - as present at CMS. It omits the names of several other staffers with access to the CALM system.
Legal:
In a legal filing, the DOJ identifies 4 DOGE staffers - Edward Coristine, Marko Elez, Luke Farritor and Amy Gleason - as present at CMS. It omits the names of several other staffers with access to the CALM system.
| Person: | Amy Gleason, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Jeremy Lewin, Luke Farritor, Marko Elez, Zach Terrell |
| Source: | AFL-CIO v. DOL, doc 73-2 Court Document, 3/29/25 |
| Agency: | CMS |
4/11/25
Identification:
Politico profiles a DOGE immigration task force that is located within DHS but has contacts with DOGE staff at other agencies. It includes multiple DOGE staffers detailed from various agencies.
Identification:
Politico profiles a DOGE immigration task force that is located within DHS but has contacts with DOGE staff at other agencies. It includes multiple DOGE staffers detailed from various agencies.
| Person: | Antonio Gracias, Aram Moghaddassi, Edward Coristine, Kyle Schutt, Marko Elez, Payton Rehling |
| Source: | Inside the DOGE immigration task force Politico, 4/11/25 |
| Agency: | DHS |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
4/16/25
Interagency Coordination:
Three DOGE staffers – Marko Elez, Edward Coristine and Joe Gebbia – are reported to be working with staff from DHS, the State Department and USCIS on implementing an application process for a $5 Million “Gold Card” visa. It is unclear what agencies they are working for and how this partnership has been structured.
Interagency Coordination:
Three DOGE staffers – Marko Elez, Edward Coristine and Joe Gebbia – are reported to be working with staff from DHS, the State Department and USCIS on implementing an application process for a $5 Million “Gold Card” visa. It is unclear what agencies they are working for and how this partnership has been structured.
| Person: | Edward Coristine, Joe Gebbia, Marko Elez |
| Source: | Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas The New York Times, 4/16/25 |
| Agency: | DHS, DOGE, USCIS |
| DOGE Project: | IT Modernization |
4/18/25
:
:
| System Access: | REO: Reentry Employment Opportunities |
| : | unknown, 4/18/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | System which tracks funding provided for justice-involved youth and young adults and adults who were formerly incarcerated. |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
Access Revoked:
Access Revoked:
| System Access: | NDNH: National Directory of New Hires |
| : | read, 3/06/25-4/18/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A system for tracking wages and new hires that's used for child support location |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
4/21/25
:
:
| System Access: | ECAS: Executive Office for Immigration Review's Court and Appeals System |
| : | unknown, 4/21/25 Marko Elez |
| Note: | A system used by DOJ for tracking the status of immigration cases |
| DOGE Project: | Immigration |
Open Questions
- Was Marko Elez' appointment extended to be past his NTE date of 2025-06-11 and was his pay of $84,601 annual or just for those 6 months or so?
- How did DOGE staff from Treasury share their data with the DOGE staff at SSA?
The NYT reports that DOGE staff at Treasury found what it thought were fraudulent payouts from SSA and shared them with DOGE staff at SSA on 2/10. How did they do this? Treasury testified Marko Elez was the only DOGE person with access and his laptop was secured against data removal. And Elez resigned on 2/7 so he couldn’t have taken his laptop over there. So, how did the data get there?