Gavin Kliger

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Gavin Kliger is an American software engineer, currently serving as special adviser to the director for information technology of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). [1] [2]

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Education

Kliger attended UC Berkeley, graduating in 2020. [3] Kliger's LinkedIn lists him as later working as a software engineer at LinkedIn and Databricks. [3] His Substack, launched in December 2024, offers political commentary, including posts titled "The Curious Case of Matt Gaetz: How the Deep State Destroys Its Enemies" and “Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: The Warrior Washington Fears". [4] [5]

Career

On February 2, 2025, Wired reported Kliger was among a group of 19–24 year old engineers to be appointed to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). [3] [6] [7] The same day, Kliger posted an article on his Substack titled "Why DOGE: Why I gave up a seven-figure salary to save America". [8] [9]

Before 1:00 AM on February 3, 2025, Kliger sent an email from a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) email address to all USAID employees ordering them to work from home, and not to come into the office. [10] [11] [12] Kliger has no prior experience at the agency or in government. The move was criticized by USAID personnel and Democratic politicians, including Senator Chris Coons, who described the Trump administration as "trying to gut the agency altogether." [11] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Ward, Michael R. Gordon, Ken Thomas and Alexander. "Trump Administration Closes USAID Headquarters". WSJ. Retrieved February 3, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Demirjian, Karoun; Wong, Edward (February 3, 2025). "USAID Staff Told to Stay Home After Elon Musk Says Trump Wants to Close It". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Elliott, Vittoria. "The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Substack. "Gavin Kliger | Substack". substack.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ Leopold, Jason; Cormier, Anthony (February 3, 2025). "Behind DOGE's Standoff at USAID: Desk Searches and Elon Musk Calling". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Townsend, Chance (February 3, 2025). "Elon Musk's DOGE takeover is reportedly being spearheaded by young college grads". Mashable. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Anonymous (February 3, 2025). "Elon Musk Is Permanently Deleting Government Agencies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Kliger, Gavin (February 3, 2025). "Why DOGE". The Weekly Byte. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Henderson, Cameron (February 3, 2025). "Musk signs up university-aged team to dismantle foreign aid". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Wong, Edward; Green, Erica L.; Demirjian, Karoun; Crowley, Michael (February 2, 2025). "Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Schwartz, Felicia (February 3, 2025). "US aid agency HQ closed after Elon Musk reveals plan to 'shut it down'". Financial Times. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ Anonymous (February 3, 2025). "Elon Musk Is Permanently Deleting Government Agencies". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 3, 2025.


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