Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency"
This executive order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to push the President’s efficiency agenda by modernizing federal technology and software across agencies. It renames the existing United States Digital Service (USDS) as the United States DOGE Service (US DOGE Service) and places an administrator within the Executive Office of the President reporting to the White House Chief of Staff. A temporary US DOGE Service organization is created to drive an 18-month DOGE agenda, terminating on July 4, 2026. In addition, each federal agency must create a DOGE Team (at least four members) to coordinate with USDS and advance DOGE priorities. The order emphasizes interoperability, data integrity, and data protection, and instructs agency heads to provide USDS access to non-classified systems and records to support modernization, subject to applicable law and appropriations. It also clarifies that the order does not diminish statutory authority of agencies or the OMB, and any rights or benefits are not established by the order.
Key Points
- 1The United States Digital Service is renamed and reorganized as the United States DOGE Service (US DOGE Service) and is headquartered in the Executive Office of the President; the USDS Administrator reports to the White House Chief of Staff.
- 2A temporary US DOGE Service Organization is created to lead the President’s 18-month DOGE agenda and will terminate on July 4, 2026.
- 3Each federal agency must establish a DOGE Team (minimum four members) to work with USDS, typically including a DOGE Team Lead, an engineer, an HR specialist, and an attorney; teams are to be formed within 30 days and coordinated with USDS.
- 4A Software Modernization Initiative directs USDS to improve government-wide software, IT systems, and network infrastructure, focusing on interoperability between agency networks, data integrity, and responsible data synchronization; agencies must grant USDS access to non-classified records and systems, with emphasis on data protection standards.
- 5General provisions ensure the order does not alter existing statutory authorities or the OMB’s budget-related functions, requires compliance with law and appropriations, and clarifies that the order does not create new legal rights.