CFPB agreed to reimburse DOGE for as many as five full-time staff
The consumer bureau was required to fund personnel participating in its own dismantling plan.
Entities and roles
- Russell VoughtTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureauagency funding embedded DOGE personnel
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskplaced reimbursable DOGE staff inside CFPBConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
The signed CFPB–DOGE agreement authorized the bureau to reimburse DOGE for the equivalent of up to five full-time employees, required advance payment and monthly reconciliation, and gave the assignees broad access to CFPB systems within legal limits.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. DOGE Service: Terms and Conditions for Reimbursable and Non-Reimbursable WorkAgreement pp. 1–4; House report Section II.C and footnote 35
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Democratic Staff: DOGE Report: Interim Staff Analysis of DOGE's First 13 MonthsAgreement pp. 1–4; House report Section II.C and footnote 35
- factdocumented
Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- factdocumented
Russell Vought was the Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director.
- United States Senate: Roll Call Vote 37: Confirmation of Russell VoughtAppointment or biography record identifying Russell Vought as Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
Measurements
Maximum reimbursable DOGE staffingup to 5 full-time equivalents - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- DOGE personnel billable to CFPB under the agreement
- Period
- 2025-02-07 to 2026-07-04
- Method
- Count and agreement period stated in the signed CFPB–DOGE agreement.
- Uncertainty
- The agreement set a ceiling and allowed partial or fewer FTEs; it does not establish that five full-time equivalents were all billed.