Trump ordered DOGE teams into agency hiring and mass-reduction planning

Date: 2025-02-11
Entry type: executive-order
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiativedocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-02-11, Donald Trump directed agencies to coordinate with DOGE team leads on hiring and prepare large-scale reductions in force, subject to stated exemptions.
- The White House: Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization InitiativeOperative text of the cited action