With the official establishment on Monday of President Trump’s closely watched effort to slash federal spending — which he has called the Department of Government Efficiency — some key information was revealed, including details about how the group will be structured and a new focus on modernizing technology.

The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency has faced fierce backlash from nonprofit organizations and watchdog groups.

Michael Calore: Today, we are demystifying DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, the meme coin. As Lauren calls it, the broligarchy. We'll talk about the key players, what their proposed plan is for the U.S. government, and what we think is really behind it all. DOGE. OK. We are talking about DOGE today, and no, not the meme coin.

"If you are a federal worker now, you need to be prepared for an all-out assault on where you work and the security of your job."

US Digital Service re-named and told to audit government tech and work on data-sharing US President Donald Trump has re-named the US Digital Service the Department of Government Efficiency and given it a mission to modernize government technology.