A Jan. 20 executive order from the desk of President Donald Trump established and clarified the function of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The new department was formed to reduce government waste and assist with making federal operations more efficient.
The department, implemented for the first time by the Trump administration, was brought to life with the help of several prominent figures, including X owner Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Department Structure
The president’s executive order answered a few questions about how DOGE will work, including announcing the reordering and renaming of the United States Digital Service as the United States DOGE Service (USDS)….