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Department of Government Efficiency

(DOGE) Executive Order: Early

Implementation



January   27, 2025

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled Establishing and
Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE), which reorganizes an
existing entity in the Executive Office ofthe President (EOP), the U.S. Digital Service, as the U.S. DOGE
Service, using the same acronym as its predecessor (USDS). The EO directs the reorganized USDS to
implement the President's DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize
governmental efficiency and productivity. Two additional EOs identify other USDS activities related to
agency hiring freezes and hiring plans. This Insight describes the reorganized USDS's duties and
activities as outlined in the DOGE EO, historical operations of the legacy U.S. Digital Service, and
potential areas of interest for Congress.


Issuance of the Executive Order

The Establishing and Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency' EO
reorganizes and renames the existing U.S. Digital Service (hereinafter legacy USDS) as the United
States DOGE Service (also abbreviated as USDS), to be led by a USDS administrator who reports to the
White House chief of staff. The EO also establishes within USDS a temporary organization referred to as
the U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization (USDSTO), also led by the USDS administrator, which
shall be dedicated to advancing the President's 18-month DOGE agenda and terminates on July 4,
2026.
The EO also directs each agency head, in consultation with the USDS administrator, to establish a
DOGE  team of at least four employees within each agency. These teams will typically include a team
lead, an engineer, a human resources (HR) specialist, and an attorney. According to the EO, agency team
members may  include current agency personnel or new hires designated as special government
employees. Each agency's team is directed to coordinate with USDS and advise its agency head on
implementing the DOGE agenda.


                                                              Congressional Research Service
                                                                https://crsreports.congress.gov
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CRS INSIGHT
Prepared for Members and
Committees of Congress

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