DOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in Takeover
According to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count towards his University of Chicago degree.
DOGE affiliate, Scott Langmack, requested college credits for his work at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to emails obtained by WIRED. Langmack, who joined HUD in the spring of 2025 as an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago, aimed to frame his role as an independent study worth three college credits.
His work, titled SweetRex, was an AI tool designed to crawl through HUD's rules and regulations, identifying potential rescissions. The project was divided into four potential courses, each focusing on a different aspect of AI, data science, and legal analysis. Langmack acknowledged that the final outline for the proposal was generated using ChatGPT.
However, it remains unclear if Sweet's time with DOGE contributed to his economics degree from the University of Chicago, which he earned in June 2025. Langmack, previously employed by the property technology company Kukun, now serves as the executive director of deregulation AI at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Critics, including Daniel McGrath, special counsel for oversight at Democracy Forward, argue that the situation raises serious concerns about the trust placed in unqualified employees handling critical federal regulatory work.
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