GENERAL GOVERNMENT
• Establishing and implementing the President ’ s “ Department of Government Efficiency ” o Overview : Establishes the Department of Government Efficiency to implement the President ’ s Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) agenda , by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity .
o Details :
• The United States Digital Service ( USDS ) is renamed the United States DOGE Service ( USDS ).
• USDS is formally established within the Executive Office of the President .
• A temporary entity called the U . S . DOGE Service Temporary Organization is established under the USDS Administrator .
• The organization ’ s purpose is to implement the president ’ s 18-month DOGE agenda .
• It will terminate on July 4 , 2026 , without affecting other authorities or provisions of the executive order .
• Each federal agency must establish a DOGE Team of at least four employees within 30 days .
• DOGE Teams will typically include : A Team Lead , An Engineer , A Human Resources Specialist , and an Attorney .
• DOGE Team Leads will coordinate their efforts with the USDS Administrator and provide advice to their respective Agency Heads on implementing the DOGE agenda .
• The USDS Administrator will lead efforts to modernize federal software , network infrastructure , and IT systems .
• Goals include promoting interoperability , ensuring data integrity , and improving data collection and synchronization across agencies .
• Agency Heads must ensure USDS has full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records and systems .
• This executive order supersedes any prior orders or regulations that could limit USDS access to agency records and systems .
• Hiring Freeze
• Details : Trump orders a freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees , to be applied throughout the executive branch . As part of this freeze , no Federal civilian position that is vacant at noon on January 20 , 2025 , may be filled , and no new position may be created except as otherwise provided for in this memorandum or other applicable law . o Exceptions : This order does not apply to military personnel of the armed forces or to positions related to immigration enforcement , national security , or public safety . o Plan : Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum , the Director of OMB , in consultation with the Director of Office of Personnel Management ( OPM ) and the Administrator of the United States DOGE Service , shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government ’ s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition . bracewell . com 12