Trump Creates DOGE by Executive Order on Inauguration Day

President Trump signed Executive Order 14158 on his first day back in office, establishing the Department of Government Efficiency as an advisory body within the Executive Office of the President. Elon Musk was named a Senior Advisor and designated a Special Government Employee, a status that limits service to 130 days per year. The order directed DOGE to partner with agencies to modernize federal technology and identify spending cuts, raising immediate conflict-of-interest questions given Musk's federal contracts.