DOGE is about making government services easier to access, its head says
Acting Administrator of the United States Department of Government Efficiency Amy Gleason arrives for an event on Health Technology in the East Room on July 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
ByNatalie Alms,
Senior Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
May 20, 2026 05:41 PM ET
In a rare public speaking appearance in which DOGE was discussed, its acting administrator Amy Gleason painted a different vision of its work than that pursued during the government-slashing efforts last year.
Department of Government Efficiency acting Administrator Amy Gleason says that efficiency — the tagline billionaire Elon Musk heralded during his involvement in the early days of DOGE — is about making accessing the government easier.
Although that message ties back to much of the history of the Obama-era office that President Donald Trump reshaped into DOGE, the U.S. Digital Service, it diverges somewhat from what DOGE has made...
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