Trump charges DOGE with modernizing federal technology and software

Within the renamed USDS, the order creates a temporary organization “dedicated to advancing the President’s 18-month DOGE agenda.” The US DOGE Service Temporary Organization will cease to exist on July 4, 2026.

Across government, each agency head will be required to establish a “DOGE Team” consisting of four or more employees within 30 days. The teams will typically consist of a team lead, an engineer, a human resources specialist, and an attorney, and will be expected to coordinate with USDS on implementing the DOGE agenda.

As for that agenda, the USDS is expected to “commence a Software Modernization Initiative to improve the quality and efficiency of government-wide software, network infrastructure, and information technology (IT) systems,” and to “promote inter-operability between agency networks and systems, ensure data integrity, and facilitate responsible data collection and synchronization.”