Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative
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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.
Operative text of the cited actionDOGE mass-layoff plan reached more than two million workers while merits remained undecided · Broad injunction lifted July 8, 2025; specific layoffs still required separate legal compliance.
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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.
Operative text of the cited actionTrump ordered DOGE teams into agency hiring and mass-reduction planning · superseded evidence record