August 15, 2025executiveConsumer ProtectionFederal Workforce
24-year-old DOGE official rushes CFPB worker termination notices
Gavin Kliger, a 24-year-old DOGE official with no consumer protection background, rushed termination notices to CFPB employees following an appeals court ruling on the layoffs. Consumer advocates warned that dismantling the bureau would eliminate enforcement of federal consumer financial protection laws, leaving millions of Americans without recourse against predatory lenders.