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handle is hein.crs/govesjv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Executive Order: Early Implementation Updated February 6, 2025 On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) titled Establishing and Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE), which reorganized an 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 E.O. 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 executive orders identify other USDS activities related to agency hiring freezes and hiring plans. This Insight describes USDS's duties and activities as outlined in the DOGE E.O., historical operations of USDS, and potential areas of interest for Congress. Issuance of Executive Order The Establishing and Implementing the President's 'Department of Government Efficiency' E.O. reorganizes and renames the existing U.S. Digital Service (hereinafter legacy USDS) as the U.S. DOGE Service (also abbreviated as USDS), to be led by a USDS administrator who reports to the White House chief of staff. The E.O. 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 E.O. 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 E.O., 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. The E.O. also directs the USDS administrator to implement a Software Modernization Initiative, which would seek to improve the efficiency of federal software and information technology (IT) systems as well Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12493 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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