We Finally Know Who’s (Supposedly) Running DOGE

After weeks of the Trump administration giving everyone—the press, the court system, its own staff—the runaround on who is in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, we finally have an answer. According to a report from Semafor (and confirmed by government sources at numerous outlets), Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE. Which raises a new question: Who is Amy Gleason?

Gleason, who lists herself on LinkedIn as a “Senior Advisor” at the United States Digital Service—the agency that was reorganized to serve as DOGE—is a healthcare executive who co-founded a no-longer operational telehealth company called CareSync and served as the Chief Product Officer at rural healthcare provider Main Street Health. Gleason previously served as a “Digital Services Expert” at the United States Digital Service under both the first Trump administration and the start of the Biden years, where she reportedly “led the creation of the national COVID database and products that used that data to drive the federal response.”

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Interestingly, Gleason was also previously recognized by the Obama administration as a “Champion of Change” for her work improving healthcare technology, including digitizing medical records. She also served as the Vice President of Research at the Cure JM Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to research and support children and families who suffer from Juvenile Myositis.

She seems like a somewhat unconventional but, by Trump administration standards at least, quite reasonable pick to help operate an agency that she already has experience working within. But like…does she actually run the agency, though? Not a shot at her, just genuinely wondering because her name was kept under wraps like it was a state secret until today.

Per CBS News, when its reporters reached out to Gleason on Tuesday, she said that she was in Mexico. Is she working remotely? Is Elon cool with that? Because there’s kinda been a whole thing with DOGE and forcing government employees to return to office. What’d she put in that email asking for five things she accomplished last week? And if she’s running DOGE, does Elon work for her?

Again, nothing against Gleason personally here. It’s just that as of yesterday, lawyers at the Department of Justice quite literally told a federal judge that they do not know anything about who runs DOGE. The same DOJ refused to name the agency’s head in federal court filings earlier this month. And when asked directly by the press who was serving as DOGE administrator earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a whole “Who’s On First” ass response, refusing to give an actual name.

So Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE. Sure. I’d be curious to know what she put in her email identifying five things she accomplished last week.