A new DOGE-linked political appointee has taken up residence at the Interior Department — and though he doesn’t appear to have any special expertise on environmental matters, he does have important connections. His name is Matt Luby and he’s Vivek Ramaswamy’s best friend from high school. A graduate of The Ohio State University, Luby worked for Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign before becoming involved with DOGE. Now, he is at the Interior Department, or DOI.
Luby, according to several inside sources, is working as an advisor in the department’s Office of Policy, Management and Budget, which oversees agency finances and manages personnel, among other major responsibilities. According to one source, Luby is the “right hand man” to Tyler Hassen, DOGE’s top dog at DOI. Hassen was recently elevated to a major post at the agency — he is now DOI’s principal deputy assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, giving him immense sway over the operations of the department. “Hassen is running the damn agency,” said a source inside DOI, adding that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum “is just a figurehead.”
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