Inside DOGE: Reforming US Government Spending From The Inside

Jon Hartley talks with Tyler Hassen about the legacy of DOGE, including Hassen’s time as a member of the DOGE team and his new book Inside DOGE: The Real Story From A Senior Insider. They discuss what Hassen learned working with Elon Musk, the light shed on government spending, how many former DOGE members are now permanently embedded in various federal agencies, and how many DOGE initiatives have since been inspired at the state level.

Recorded on September 22, 2026.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Tyler Hassen is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Stable Crest Holdings LLC. Previously, Tyler was the acting assistant secretary of policy, management & budget for the US Department of the Interior under Secretary Doug Burgum after joining DOGE in early January 2025. He is the author of Inside DOGE: The Real Story from a Senior Insider. Tyler has also held numerous executive management positions over his twenty-year-long career. This includes his role as CEO of Basin Holdings, a diversified energy and industrial business operating across five countries. Prior to joining Basin in 2008, Tyler was an investment banker in Morgan Stanley’s Global Energy Group in New York and London. Tyler holds an AB in Politics from Princeton University and is based in Houston, Texas with his wife Courtney and daughter Elle.

RELATED SOURCES

• Tyler Hassen. Inside Doge: The Real Story from a Senior Insider (Simon & Schuster, 2025)