Project 2025 Tracker / What’s done, what’s next

Front matter

Who wrote it

As credited in the Mandate itself: 36 authors, 270 contributors, and 54 advisory board organizations.

In July 2024, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: “I know nothing about Project 2025.” Of the 322 people the Mandate credits, 55 have since held office in the executive branch, and 48 still do.

Held office
55
of 322 credited, since Jan 20, 2025
In office now
48
7 have left
Authors
10 of 36
wrote a chapter
Contributors
43 of 270
credited, not as an author
Editors and staff
2 of 16
the rest of the front matter
In their own chapter
5 of 36
authors, a post in the part of government they wrote about

Not counted above: 4 more hold only an advisory appointment, on a body that advises and does not govern, and 7 more are reported in a post that no source we accept has confirmed. These are the posts we could find, as of our last full search of every name on Aug 27, 2026. Source for the quote: NPR, “Trump slams Project 2025 as Biden ties him to conservative playbook,” Jul 11, 2024.

Wrote the chapter, then held the post

5 of the Mandate’s 36 authors have held a post in the part of government their own chapter covers. That is all this says: who wrote what, and who has held which post. What any of them did there is recorded, with sources, on the chapter’s page.

Where they landed

The 55 who have held office, each once, under the chapter that covers their current post, or their last, in the order they arrived. Posts in the White House are under chapter 1, and the rest of the Executive Office of the President under chapter 2, as the Mandate divides them.

6. Department of State 9, 2 have left

  1. Michael AntonDirector, Office of Policy Planning, Department of State
    Jan 20, 2025 – Sep 15, 2025
  2. Pete HoekstraAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada
    Since Apr 9, 2025
  3. Monica CrowleyChief of Protocol, Department of State, with the rank of Ambassador
    Since May 12, 2025
  4. Reed RubinsteinLegal Adviser, Department of State
    May 13, 2025 – Jun 11, 2026
  5. Caleb OrrAssistant Secretary of State (Economic and Business Affairs)
    Since Nov 5, 2025
  6. Mora NamdarAssistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
    Since Dec 18, 2025
  7. Spencer ChretienDeputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State
    Since Apr 20, 2026
  8. Ellie CohanimSenior Policy Advisor, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
    In post as of Jun 30, 2026
  9. Chris AndersonAmbassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia
    Since Aug 7, 2026

1. White House Office 5, 1 has left

  1. Gene HamiltonSpecial Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel, White House Office
    In post as of Jul 1, 2025; gone by Jul 1, 2026
  2. Peter NavarroAssistant to the President and Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing
    In post as of Jul 1, 2025
  3. Sarah CalvisSpecial Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, White House Office
    In post as of Jul 1, 2025
  4. Tom HomanAssistant to the President and Border Czar
    In post as of Jul 1, 2025
  5. Andrew GuernseySenior Policy Advisor (detailee), White House Office
    In post as of Jul 1, 2026

4. Department of Defense 5, 1 has left

  1. Darin SelnickDeputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
    In post as of Apr 15, 2025; gone by Apr 18, 2025
  2. Elbridge ColbyUnder Secretary of Defense for Policy
    Since Apr 8, 2025
  3. Tony TataUnder Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
    Since Jul 15, 2025
  4. Earl MatthewsGeneral Counsel of the Department of Defense
    Since Jul 29, 2025
  5. Joseph HumirePerforming the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs
    In post as of Mar 17, 2026

5. Department of Homeland Security 5

  1. Brian J. CavanaughUnder Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security
    Since Aug 7, 2026
  2. Troy EdgarDeputy Secretary of Homeland Security
    Since Mar 6, 2025
  3. Roman JankowskiChief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security
    In post as of Mar 26, 2025
  4. Joseph EdlowDirector, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
    Since Jul 15, 2025
  5. Matthew KozmaUnder Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
    Since Jul 31, 2025

2. Executive Office of the President 4

  1. Russ VoughtDirector, Office of Management and Budget
    Since Feb 6, 2025
  2. Katharine T. SullivanAssociate Director for Justice and Transportation, Office of Management and Budget
    Since Feb 21, 2025
  3. Stephen BillySenior Advisor, Office of Management and Budget
    Since Feb 21, 2025
  4. Justin SchwabGeneral Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality
    In post as of Sep 10, 2025

7. Intelligence Community 3, 2 have left

  1. John RatcliffeDirector, Central Intelligence Agency
    Since Jan 23, 2025
  2. William RugerDeputy Director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration
    In post as of Apr 14, 2025; gone by Jun 25, 2026
  3. Dennis Dean KirkChief Operating Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
    In post as of Mar 16, 2026; gone by Sep 24, 2026

15. Department of Housing and Urban Development 3

  1. Andrew HughesDeputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    Since Jun 10, 2025
  2. Irv DennisPrincipal Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development
    In post as of Aug 27, 2026
  3. Jacklyn WardPress Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development
    In post as of Aug 27, 2026

28. Federal Communications Commission 3, 1 has left

  1. Adam CandeubGeneral Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
    Since Jan 20, 2025
  2. Brendan CarrChairman, Federal Communications Commission
    Since Jan 20, 2025
  3. Nathan SimingtonCommissioner, Federal Communications Commission
    In post as of Jan 20, 2025; gone by Jun 6, 2025

14. Department of Health and Human Services 2

  1. Paula M. StannardDirector, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services
    In post as of Jan 14, 2026
  2. Bethany KozmaDirector, Office of Global Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
    In post as of May 7, 2026

19. Department of Transportation 2

  1. Steven G. BradburyDeputy Secretary of Transportation
    Since Mar 11, 2025
  2. Loren SmithDeputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation
    In post as of Jul 1, 2025

20. Department of Veterans Affairs 2

  1. Paul LawrenceDeputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    Since Mar 27, 2025
  2. James BaehrGeneral Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
    Since Oct 7, 2025

8. Media Agencies (USAGM, CPB) 1

  1. John ZadroznySenior Advisor, U.S. Agency for Global Media
    In post as of Aug 1, 2025

10. Department of Agriculture 1

  1. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing, Department of Agriculture
    Since Sep 24, 2025

11. Department of Education 1

  1. Lindsey M. BurkeDeputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Programs, Department of Education
    Since Jun 6, 2025

12. Department of Energy and Related Commissions 1

  1. David LaCerteMember, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Since Oct 7, 2025

13. Environmental Protection Agency 1

  1. Aaron SzaboAssistant Administrator, EPA Office of Air and Radiation
    Since Jul 24, 2025

17. Department of Justice 1

  1. Trent McCotterActing Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice
    In post as of Aug 24, 2026

18. Department of Labor and Related Agencies 1

  1. Jonathan BerrySolicitor of Labor
    Since Oct 7, 2025

21. Department of Commerce 1

  1. Robby Stephany SaundersDeputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce
    In post as of Sep 17, 2025

22. Department of the Treasury 1

  1. James BaconSenior Advisor to the Secretary, Department of the Treasury
    Since Apr 28, 2026

25. Small Business Administration 1

  1. Wesley CoopersmithChief of Staff, U.S. Small Business Administration
    In post as of Jun 1, 2026

27. Financial Regulatory Agencies 1

  1. Paul AtkinsMember, Securities and Exchange Commission
    Since Apr 9, 2025

Outside any chapter 1

  1. Tom DansChair, United States Arctic Research Commission
    Since Dec 10, 2025

Advisory appointments

  • Alexei Woltornist Member, Homeland Security Advisory Council
  • Josh Blackman Member, Advisory Board of Legal Experts, Religious Liberty Commission
  • Milan “Mitch” Nikolich Chair, Science, Technology and Innovation Board, Department of War
  • Robert S. Eitel Member, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, Department of Education

Authors

Contributors

Editors and staff

Advisory board