# HHS Hires Adviser After DOGE Layoffs

Michael Gleason joined HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation as a senior adviser in May 2025, weeks after the office experienced layoffs attributed to the Department of Government Efficiency. His wife, Amy Gleason, was identified as DOGE’s acting administrator in February 2025. The report raises personnel and oversight considerations but identifies no contract, solicitation, funding action, or vendor opportunity.

- For procurement professionals and contractors, the report provides agency personnel and oversight context, not a procurement notice or change to acquisition requirements.
- No contract values, solicitations, vendors, or actionable procurement deadlines are identified; the signal does not support a specific bid or compliance action.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
- Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)