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Labor Department agreement carried a $1.3 million DOGE fee

Reporting and findings

  1. documented

    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.

  2. documented

    Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.

  3. documented

    Russell Vought was the Trump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB director.

Summary and current status

The department paid for an embedded team that sought broad access to sensitive worker records.

The published agreement authorized a $1.3 million interagency payment and system-by-system notice

People and organizations

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskembedded DOGE work through a reimbursable agreementU.S. Department of Labor
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed OMB director and acting CFPB directorRussell Vought

Money trail

  1. 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
    reported · 2025-04-09 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Interagency fee for DOGE work at the Labor DepartmentPeriod 2025-02-01 to 2025-04-09Basis Amount reported from the DOGE–Labor agreement.Limits Contracted fee, not necessarily final outlay.