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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Who is Amy Gleason? DOGE administrator named by White House — but Elon Musk is still in charge

When the White House abruptly named her the administrator for an agency wreaking havoc across the federal government, Amy Gleason was in Mexico.

After weeks of secrecy in court and refusals from the White House to answer who, exactly, is running the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, reporters were sent a message on February 25 from an unnamed White House spokesperson naming Gleason in the role.

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