Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency"
Headline: Creates Department of Government Efficiency to Modernize Technology
What it does: Agencies must form DOGE Teams and provide the U.S. DOGE Service prompt access to unclassified records and systems for a government-wide software modernization initiative.
- Requires agencies to form four-person DOGE Teams within thirty days.
- Gives the U.S. DOGE Service access to unclassified agency records and IT systems.
- Creates an 18-month temporary DOGE organization that ends July 4, 2026.
Summary
This order creates the Department of Government Efficiency to carry out the President's DOGE Agenda by modernizing federal technology and software. It renames the United States Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service and establishes a temporary DOGE organization in the White House for an 18-month program ending July 4, 2026.
Agency heads must form four-person DOGE Teams within 30 days and give the U.S. DOGE Service prompt access to unclassified records and IT systems to improve interoperability and data integrity.
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