President Trump Signs Exec Order To Make Musk’s DOGE Commission More Official

President Trump has signed a new executive order that turns Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory commission into a permanent government agency. DOGE wants to make major changes to government departments and may soon take over some government tasks. The former Obama-era USDS, set up to modernize government technology, will now be called U.S. DOGE Service under Trump’s order. The DOGE Service operates under different objectives and missions compared to its namesake, despite using the same acronym.

When Trump signed the order, he revealed that the USDS would employ about 20 people. The order requires each agency to create a DOGE team made up of these four roles: a team lead, engineer, HR specialist, and attorney, all ready to work within 30 days. These teams will join forces with USDS to carry out Musk’s goals, which include modernizing outdated software and upgrading IT infrastructure. The order allows USDS to look at and work with unclassified agency data and systems while following all necessary legal rules.

The order sets up a temporary U.S. DOGE Service unit that will help execute Trump’s 18-month plan until July 4, 2026. DOGE is dealing with legal problems because some argue it doesn’t properly follow the Federal Advisory Committee Act’s rules about openness. Already, three groups have sued the initiative.

Musk and Ramaswamy started DOGE together, but they split up when Ramaswamy left to consider running for Ohio governor. Experts doubt that Musk’s plan to reduce the federal budget by $2 trillion, especially by closing key financial agencies, can be achieved in reality. Whether DOGE succeeds will be decided by legal battles in courtrooms and how many political allies it can attract.