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Sun Mar 2, 2025, 12:20 PM Mar 2

Gift Link: The New York Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/27/us/politics/doge-staff-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.004.UDAv.nBp-sx7OMbLg&smid=url-share

The New York Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies. Few members have formal Washington experience. Many are software engineers. All seem to have a clear mandate: Shrink and disrupt the federal government.

DOGE leadership includes a longtime Musk aide, a health care entrepreneur, a digital services employee from President Trump’s first term and Mr. Musk’s political adviser.

Much of the team’s operations are opaque, and most of its personnel have not been disclosed by the Trump administration, and it is unclear exactly how large the operation is. Through executive order, President Trump moved the team from the Office of Management and Budget, where it had been housed as the United States Digital Service since its founding, into the White House — a transition that effectively shielded its work from open records laws that could give the public insight into its operations.

The list below includes some of Mr. Musk’s allies; engineers — many of whom are young men — with backgrounds in artificial intelligence; former employees; and others who have helped the operation. Several have recently deleted their social media accounts after their names appeared in news reports.

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