Another day, another executive order. This time, President Donald Trump released a missive on Tuesday evening outlining a new plan for the Elon Musk–helmed Department of Government efficiency (DOGE), aimed at aggressively cutting down the size of the federal workforce.
The executive order demands that the heads of federal agencies “promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force,” a process also known as an RIF. Agencies can now hire only one employee for every four that leave. And each agency head is also now required to work with a DOGE Team employee to develop a “data-driven plan” for hiring.
