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Trump signs order calling for improved government design


The new “America by Design” effort includes a recruiting push for relevant talent — though the administration has shed many government designers since Trump took office.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon setting up a new “America by Design” initiative to improve how Americans experience government online and in-person. Among the problems that the White House points to in the new executive order's fact sheet is the number of federal government websites currently in existence, something the administration is working to tame already. Improving the experiences of people interfacing with the government has long drawn bipartisan interest, although some civic tech experts have worried that DOGE has tarnished the tools that they use for the work.

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