Resource: EO 14210 - Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative

By: President Donald Trump

February 11, 2025

Federal Register

Requiring that each federal agency head hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart, except in functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement, or law enforcement; Directing that each agency head develop a hiring plan with consultation with the agency's DOGE team lead; Directing that each agency head promptly initiate large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), except in functions related to public safety, immigration enforcement, and law enforcement

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/14/2025-02762/implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency-workforce-optimization-initiative