Trump also signed an order renaming the U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service. The Digital Service, initially created by President Barack Obama in 2014 to modernize government technology, is now part of the broader DOGE framework,

Announced after his win in November, DOGE promised to "provide advice and guidance from outside of government" to help roll back bad regulations and slash government spending. It would also be helmed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

President Donald Trump on Monday established a “Department of Government Efficiency,” declared a national energy emergency and reinstated a policy to make it easier to fire federal employees. Trump’s moves to overhaul the federal government and boost fossil fuel production came as the president signed a flurry of executive orders Monday inside the Oval Office.

The former Republican primary foe departs DOGE after his goal of trimming regulations was overtaken by Musk’s priority of cutting expenditures.

DOGE builds on the United States Digital Service, now rebranded as the U.S. DOGE Service. According to Trump's executive order, the newly rebranded department will cut red tape and streamline government IT systems. Per the EO, DOGE has roughly 18 months (July 4, 2026) to achieve the administration's goal.

A deep philosophical rift between the two billionaire leaders of the “Department of Government Efficiency” left Musk alone at its top, which could give him more power than envisioned

The Musk-led panel looking for trillions in budget cuts and eliminating as many as a million federal jobs gets off to an evasive, rocky start.

President Donald Trump's executive orders involving DOGE and birthright citizenship are among those targeted in lawsuits.

Trump formally established his effort to streamline government via executive order Monday, within hours of assuming office. And by shifting the existing U.S. Digital Service from the Office of Management and Budget to the Executive Office of the President and reconstituting the agency as the U.