Makena Kelly

If you are a federal worker or have insight into DOGE, please reach out. We can speak anonymously. You can contact me securely on Signal at makenakelly.32

SCOOP: DOGE moved to kill Direct File, the IRS's popular free tax filing tool, days after meeting with private tax filing software lobbyists. wired.com/story/doge-dir…

DOGE reps still chatting with Steve Davis, cycling in and out of agencies, getting promoted to senior government roles. This is Doge 2.0 w/ @telliotter wired.com/story/next-sta…

News from my teammates @kellymakena & @telliotter: Even if you got DOGE’d, you could still work for DOGE! wired.com/story/doge-rec…

joining @majorityfm in a few to chat palantir, doge, etc. youtube.com/watch?v=MW1U5y…

NEW: DOGE made an attempt to access a fourth legislative branch agency, the Government Publishing Office 📃📃📃 Leadership at GPO declined the request. politico.com/live-updates/2…

going to SF tomorrow, email, DM, text me if you're around! would love to grab coffee/drinks Signal: makenakelly.32

going to be in SF for a few days starting on thursday! would love to say hi to folks!! signal: makenakelly.32

i'm in town for WHCD weekend! reach out! let's a grab coffee or a drink! signal: makenakelly.32

spending WHCD weekend in DC and would love to see sources, friends, other folks. reach out pls over dms or signal: makenakelly.32 or w/e :-)

DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants. They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida. icymi, from me + @telliotter wired.com/story/doge-col…

🚨SCOOP🚨: DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants. They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me. wired.com/story/doge-col…

On this episode of the Elon, Inc. podcast, @kellymakena joins @joelwebershow to discuss what's happening at DOGE and how Tesla shares are doing amid tariff-inspired volatility  apple.co/4jA6bXU

On this episode of the Elon, Inc. podcast, @kellymakena joins @joelwebershow to discuss what's happening at DOGE and how Tesla shares are doing amid tariff-inspired volatility  apple.co/4jA6bXU

On this episode of the Elon, Inc. podcast, @kellymakena joins @joelwebershow to discuss what's happening at DOGE and how Tesla shares are doing amid tariff-inspired volatility  apple.co/4jA6bXU

SCOOP: In his first meeting with staff, Dr. Oz, who now controls the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its $1.5 trillion budget, promoted the idea that AI avatars could replace frontline health care workers. wired.com/story/dr-oz-ai…

SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data. Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner. wired.com/story/doge-hac…

Sources: DOGE is hosting a "hackathon" in Washington DC next week to build a "mega API" for accessing all IRS data, with Palantir as a possible partner (@kellymakena / Wired) wired.com/story/doge-hac… techmeme.com/250405/p16#a25…

A Treasury spokesperson responds: Treasury “is pleased to have gathered a team of long-time IRS engineers who have been identified as the most talented technical personnel. Through this coalition, they will streamline IRS systems to create the most efficient service…”

SCOOP: Elon Musk’s DOGE has plans to stage a “hackathon” next week in Washington, DC. The goal is to create a single “mega API”—a bridge that lets software systems talk to one another—for accessing IRS data, sources tell WIRED. wired.com/story/doge-hac…