Madison spent 15 years in government communications, where she discovered her talent for turning simple tasks into multi-step processes requiring three forms of ID. She founded Government Is Love after realizing that the government's relationship with citizens is basically a romantic comedy — if romantic comedies involved tax audits and mandatory compliance training. Her work has been described as "concerning" by the Department of Approved Humor.

Chad is best known for his groundbreaking series "You Don't Need Privacy If You Have Trust" and his viral op-ed "Why I Voluntarily Installed Government Cameras In My Shower." When not writing, Chad can be found filling out forms preemptively, attending regulatory hearings for fun, and reporting his neighbors' recycling violations. He has a master's degree in Obedience Studies from a university that definitely exists.

Dr. Funding holds a PhD in Government Necessity Studies from the Federal Institute of Self-Justification. His research papers include "Why Everything Requires a Government Solution: A Study Funded by the Government" and "The Science of Needing More Funding to Study Why We Need Funding." He has received $4.7 million in grants to study whether grants are effective (conclusion: more research needed).

Becky's motto is "If truth exists, it's behind a fee." Her investigations have uncovered shocking revelations, including the fact that the Department of Redundancy Department is redundant, and that the Committee on Committees has never actually met (they're still forming a subcommittee to schedule the first meeting). Becky has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Paperwork three years running.