Amy Gleason has been identified as the administrator of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), multiple reports stated citing White House officials on Tuesday.
The confirmation came shortly after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt assured that Elon Musk was not the one in charge of the unit.
However, Leavitt repeatedly declined to name the DOGE administrator during a press briefing, fueling speculation about Musk’s actual role.
What is Elon Musk’s role?
The White House has confirmed that Elon Musk holds the status of a special government employee, a designation allowing part-time civil service roles for individuals with specialized expertise.
In addition to this, Musk also serves as a senior advisor to the president.
Musk previously hosted a DOGE update on X—the social media platform he owns—alongside members of Congress.
President Donald Trump later told reporters that he had inquired about the types of people DOGE had hired.
During the press briefing, Leavitt stated that Musk is set to attend Trump’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Musk’s involvement with DOGE is also at the center of multiple lawsuits challenging the unit’s mass layoffs, contract cancellations, and attempts to shut down entire federal agencies.
In one lawsuit, Trump administration aide Joshua Fisher, who directs the Office of Administration, stated that Musk is a senior advisor to Trump but has “no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself.”
Fisher also asserted that Musk is not an employee of the DOGE entities Trump created via executive order.
During a separate federal court hearing on Monday, a Trump administration lawyer reportedly struggled to answer a judge’s questions about Musk’s specific role within DOGE, adding to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding his involvement.
Who is Amy Gleason?
According to her LinkedIn profile, Gleason has been a senior adviser at the US Digital Service (USDS) since January.
The USDS, originally established under the Obama administration, was created to modernize the government’s technology infrastructure.
Following Trump’s return to office last month, the USDS was renamed to the US DOGE Service.
Gleason previously served as a digital services expert at the USDS from October 2018 to December 2021, working under both the Biden administration and the first Trump administration.
Before joining the USDS, Gleason was the vice president for research at the Cure JM Foundation, a nonprofit focused on Juvenile Myositis research and support, where she served for nearly five years.
Amy Gleason began her career in nursing before discovering a passion for technology.
Recognizing the potential of technology to enhance healthcare, she dedicated years to developing and implementing electronic medical record and practice management systems.
Earlier in her career, she co-founded CareSync, where she held leadership roles as chief operating officer and chief strategy officer, focusing on care coordination and healthcare technology solutions.
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