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Feb 11, 2025 President Trump issued a workforce optimization order that centralized hiring and firing controls and mandated large reductions in force Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority

The order expanded presidential control over the federal workforce and weakened the autonomy and continuity of public administration.

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Executive Order on Workforce Optimization Initiative — On February 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Implementing the President’s 'Department of Government Efficiency' Workforce Optimization Initiative." The order aims to reduce the size of
Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing Department of Government Efficiency — President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Implementing The President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative,” which places an operative from Elon Musk's Department of

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Public Service The Civil Service

Traits

Civil service roles are politicized or privatized Crony capitalism becomes indistinguishable from governance State power is outsourced to unaccountable private contractors

Verified: Tier 1 primary record Week 4 – 2025-02-08–2025-02-14 wk04_PA_021

Feb 10, 2025 The Trump administration repurposed the U.S. Digital Service as DOGE under Elon Musk Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority

Repurposing the agency created a new channel for executive control over programs, personnel, and data outside normal accountability lines.

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