Day one Trump nominees depart from various government departments, with DOGE being one of the key figures on the move

The Interior Department and the General Services Administration (GSA) have seen a series of high-profile departures in recent days, with several affiliates of a group known as DOGE leaving their positions.

Elon Musk's government efficiency team members Stephanie Holmes and Katrine Trampe have announced their departure from the Interior Department. Holmes, who served as the acting chief human capital officer, and Trampe, an advisor to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, had pushed for and obtained high-level access to a personnel and payroll system run by the department.

Frank Schuler, a former DOGE associate, and Michael Peters, an early appointee, have also resigned from their positions at the GSA on Tuesday. Their departures, along with the resignation of Tyler Hassen on August 1, demonstrate an ongoing leadership shake-up at the GSA.

The consolidation of IT at Interior is ongoing, with the organizational chart for the post-consolidation tech shop still being finalized. Hassen was tapped to lead a reorganization of the department, which is currently consolidating IT, communications, finance, human resources, and contracting into the central department.

The departure of several DOGE affiliates at Interior comes in the wake of an ongoing schism between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The trio's retreat from Interior follows the replacement of Stephen Ehikian as the acting head at the General Services Administration, which has been a DOGE stronghold. Ehikian's replacement came after a reported attempt by Musk associate Steve Davis to install Ehikian as a new leader of DOGE.

Michael Rigas, previously a deputy secretary at the State Department, is now the acting head of GSA and has placed around 10 officials strategically within the agency. IT staff at Interior moved to new headquarters positions in May, but are still in their old jobs as Interior hammers out details like funding and employee training.

According to a report by Wired, many DOGE employees have vacated their GSA offices, leaving behind personal items. The departure of Hassen and other DOGE staff at Interior has been met with mixed reactions, with some celebrations and apprehension about the future.

Several high-ranking tech, cybersecurity, and legal leaders at the department were placed on administrative leave and under investigation at the time, after raising concerns about giving that level of access. The new head of the GSA, which was a stronghold for DOGE, is not explicitly named in the provided search results.

This shake-up at the Interior Department and GSA is a significant development in the ongoing relationship between the Trump administration and Elon Musk's government efficiency team. As the details of these departures and the consolidation efforts at Interior unfold, it will be interesting to see how the landscape of government efficiency and technology management evolves.

Day one Trump nominees depart from various government departments, with DOGE being one of the key figures on the move