GoKawiilDOGE Staffer Sought College Credit for Building HUD Regulation-Cutting AI Tool
Newly released emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request show DOGE affiliate Christopher Sweet, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, worked with colleague Scott Langmack to seek academic credit for his work at HUD. The pair drafted a framework describing his time building an AI tool called SweetRex — designed to flag agency rules for rescission — as graduate-level research spanning AI, data science, and regulatory law, rather than a standard internship.
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The episode highlights how young, ideologically driven staffers with limited government experience were embedded deep inside federal agencies under DOGE's push to slash regulations, raising questions about oversight and qualifications. It also shows how these staffers sought to convert politically charged deregulatory work into personal academic credentials, blurring lines between government service, private ambition, and higher education.
- Documents from a FOIA request reveal DOGE affiliate Christopher Sweet sought college credit for his HUD work.
- Sweet built an AI tool, SweetRex, meant to flag federal rules for elimination across agencies.
- Emails show effort to reframe his internship as graduate-level academic research for University of Chicago credit.
Source: wired.com — Vittoria Elliott, 2026-09-03
Published there as: “DOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in Takeover”
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