Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) announced the creation of a statewide Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Tuesday's lectureshe became the latest governor to signal an effort to cut wasteful spending with measures modeled after the latest federal agencies.
“I like to say we were doing DOGE before there was DOGE,” Reynolds said.
“And to build on our success, I will be launching our own state DOGE to find even greater savings and efficiencies for both state and local governments,” she added.
The Republican governor said Emily Schmidt, general counsel for Schup Manufacturing, will lead the department.
“In just a few short years, we’ve turned this state into a national model of bold, effective government, and we’re not stopping,” she said.
Similarly, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) last week announced her decision to form a DOGE commission to “cut” wasteful spending on Inauguration Day. Governor's speech.
“We need to make sure that our government operates more like a lean process in manufacturing, where we eliminate waste at every step of the process to get better results,” she said.
“And to help us do this, because we know that nothing is harder than asking politicians not to spend money. So today, I am joining forces with the Government Efficiency Commission, or “We are announcing the creation of COGE, as we like to call it,” she said.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) also introduced a Government, Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency (GOAT) commission in December, with a structure similar to DOGE.
“I think we can look at a lot of ideas and find ways to get the government to do a better job than it currently does,” Vos said. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at the time.
“We're very excited to now focus on not just how to layer something more, but how to make what we already have work better,” he said. added.
President-elect Trump announced the creation of DOGE last year, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. They plan to take more concrete action against government agencies after Trump takes office on January 20th, which could lead more local governments to create a pathway to government accountability. be.
