Labor Department agreement carried a $1.3 million DOGE fee
The department paid for an embedded team that sought broad access to sensitive worker records.
Entities and roles
- Russell VoughtTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- U.S. Department of Laboragency paying for DOGE work and exposing labor data
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskembedded DOGE work through a reimbursable agreementU.S. Department of Labor
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought
Money trail
feeDepartment of Labor DOGE agreement fee$1.3 million - Reported fee payer / source
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Reported fee recipient
- U.S. DOGE Service
- Financially affected
- Labor Department programs and federal taxpayers
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
WIRED published the interagency agreement under which the Labor Department would pay the U.S. DOGE Service $1.3 million and give 24 hours' notice before DOGE sought access to each department system; unions separately challenged disclosure of sensitive worker records.
- WIRED: US DOGE Service Agreement With Department of Labor Shows $1.3 Million Fee—and Details Its MissionWIRED: quoted agreement terms; House report Section II.C and footnote 36
- U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Democratic Staff: DOGE Report: Interim Staff Analysis of DOGE's First 13 MonthsWIRED: quoted agreement terms; House report Section II.C and footnote 36
- 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