{"id":188225,"date":"2025-02-11T22:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T06:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=188225"},"modified":"2025-02-11T22:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T06:15:32","slug":"implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=188225","title":{"rendered":"Implementing The President\u2019s \u201cDepartment of Government Efficiency\u201d Workforce Optimization Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Omp-iIn7tYc\" title=\"WATCH: Trump makes appearance with Musk, signs executive order downsizing federal workforce\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Section 1. \u00a0Purpose.\u00a0\u00a0To restore accountability to the American public, this order commences a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy. \u00a0By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American families, workers, taxpayers, and our system of Government itself.<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 2. \u00a0Definitions.\u00a0\u00a0(a) \u00a0\u201cAgency\u201d has the meaning given to it in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, except that such term does not include the Executive Office of the President or any components thereof.<br \/>\n(b) \u00a0\u201cAgency Head\u201d means the highest-ranking official of an agency, such as the Secretary, Administrator, Chairman, or Director, unless otherwise specified in this order.<br \/>\n(c) \u00a0\u201cDOGE Team Lead\u201d means the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Team at each agency, as defined in Executive Order 14158 of January 20, 2025 (Establishing and Implementing the President\u2019s \u201cDepartment of Government Efficiency\u201d).<br \/>\n(d) \u00a0\u201cEmployee\u201d has the meaning given to it by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes individuals who serve in the executive branch and who qualify as employees under that section for any purpose.<br \/>\n(e) \u00a0\u201cImmigration enforcement\u201d means the investigation, enforcement, or assisting in the investigation or enforcement of Federal immigration law, including with respect to Federal immigration law that penalizes a person\u2019s presence in, entry, or reentry to, or employment in, the United States, but does not include assisting individuals in applying for immigration benefits or efforts to prevent enforcement of immigration law or to prevent deportation or removal from the United States.<br \/>\n(f) \u00a0\u201cLaw enforcement\u201d means:<br \/>\n(i) \u00a0 engagement in or supervision of the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law; or<br \/>\n(ii) \u00a0the protection of Federal, State, local, or foreign government officials against threats to personal safety.<br \/>\n(g) \u00a0\u201cTemporary employee\u201d has the meaning given to it in 5 C.F.R. part 316.<br \/>\n(h) \u00a0\u201cReemployed annuitant\u201d has the meaning given to it in 5 C.F.R. part 837.<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 3. \u00a0Reforming the Federal Workforce to Maximize Efficiency and Productivity.\u00a0\u00a0(a) \u00a0Hiring Ratio. \u00a0Pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025 (Hiring Freeze), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government\u2019s workforce through efficiency improvements and attrition (Plan). \u00a0The Plan shall require that each agency hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart, consistent with the plan and any applicable exemptions and details provided for in the Plan. \u00a0This order does not affect the standing freeze on hiring as applied to the Internal Revenue Service. \u00a0This ratio shall not apply to functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement, or law enforcement. \u00a0Agency Heads shall also adhere to the Federal Hiring Plan that will be promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 14170 of January 20, 2025 (Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service).<br \/>\n(b) \u00a0Hiring Approval. \u00a0Each Agency Head shall develop a data-driven plan, in consultation with its DOGE Team Lead, to ensure new career appointment hires are in highest-need areas.<br \/>\n(i) \u00a0 \u00a0This hiring plan shall include that new career appointment hiring decisions shall be made in consultation with the agency\u2019s DOGE Team Lead, consistent with applicable law.<br \/>\n(ii) \u00a0 The agency shall not fill any vacancies for career appointments that the DOGE Team Lead assesses should not be filled, unless the Agency Head determines the positions should be filled.<br \/>\n(iii) \u00a0Each DOGE Team Lead shall provide the United States DOGE Service (USDS) Administrator with a monthly hiring report for the agency.<br \/>\n(c) \u00a0Reductions in Force. \u00a0Agency Heads shall promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), consistent with applicable law, and to separate from Federal service temporary employees and reemployed annuitants working in areas that will likely be subject to the RIFs. \u00a0All offices that perform functions not mandated by statute or other law shall be prioritized in the RIFs, including all agency diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; all agency initiatives, components, or operations that my Administration suspends or closes; and all components and employees performing functions not mandated by statute or other law who are not typically designated as essential during a lapse in appropriations as provided in the Agency Contingency Plans on the Office of Management and Budget website. \u00a0This subsection shall not apply to functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement, or law enforcement.<br \/>\n(d) \u00a0Rulemaking. \u00a0Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shall initiate a rulemaking that proposes to revise 5 C.F.R. 731.202(b) to include additional suitability criteria, including:<br \/>\n(i) \u00a0 \u00a0failure to comply with generally applicable legal obligations, including timely filing of tax returns;<br \/>\n(ii) \u00a0 failure to comply with any provision that would preclude regular Federal service, including citizenship requirements;<br \/>\n(iii) \u00a0refusal to certify compliance with any applicable nondisclosure obligations, consistent with 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(13), and failure to adhere to those compliance obligations in the course of Federal employment; and<br \/>\n(iv) \u00a0 theft or misuse of Government resources and equipment, or negligent loss of material Government resources and equipment.<br \/>\n(e) \u00a0Developing Agency Reorganization Plans. \u00a0Within 30 days of the date of this order, Agency Heads shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a report that identifies any statutes that establish the agency, or subcomponents of the agency, as statutorily required entities. \u00a0The report shall discuss whether the agency or any of its subcomponents should be eliminated or consolidated.<br \/>\n(f) \u00a0Within 240 days of the date of this order, the USDS Administrator shall submit a report to the President regarding implementation of this order, including a recommendation as to whether any of its provisions should be extended, modified, or terminated.<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 4. \u00a0Exclusions.\u00a0\u00a0(a) \u00a0This order does not apply to military personnel.<br \/>\n(b) \u00a0Agency Heads may exempt from this order any position they deem necessary to meet national security, homeland security, or public safety responsibilities.<br \/>\n(c) \u00a0The Director of OPM may grant exemptions from this order where those exemptions are otherwise necessary and shall assist in promoting workforce reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 5. \u00a0General Provisions.\u00a0\u00a0(a) \u00a0Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:<br \/>\n(i) \u00a0 the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or<br \/>\n(ii) \u00a0the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.<br \/>\n(b) \u00a0This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.<br \/>\n(c) \u00a0This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.<\/p>\n<p>THE WHITE HOUSE,<br \/>\nFebruary 11, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. \u00a0Purpose.\u00a0\u00a0To restore accountability to the American public, this order commences a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy. \u00a0By eliminating waste, bloat, and insularity, my Administration will empower American [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fullscreen-capture-2112025-95653-PM.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=188225"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188227,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188225\/revisions\/188227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/188226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=188225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=188225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=188225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}